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araucaria

American  
[ar-aw-kair-ee-uh] / ˌær ɔˈkɛər i ə /

noun

  1. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria, of warm regions.

araucaria British  
/ ˌærɔːˈkɛərɪə /

noun

  1. any tree of the coniferous genus Araucaria of South America, Australia, and Polynesia, such as the monkey puzzle and bunya-bunya

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Other Word Forms

  • araucarian adjective

Etymology

Origin of araucaria

1825–35; < New Latin, named after Arauc ( o ) province in central Chile; -aria

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