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araucaria definition

arau·caria (ar′ô ker′ē ə, er′-)

noun

any of a genus (Araucaria) of the araucaria family of cone-bearing trees with flat, scalelike needles, native to the Southern Hemisphere and grown as ornamentals in other areas; esp., the monkey puzzle tree and the Norfolk Island pine

Etymology: ModL < Sp Arauco: see Araucanian

adjective

designating a family (Araucariaceae) of unusual conifers found esp. in Chile, Australia, and S U.S.
Also araucarian ar′au·car′·ian

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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