Meaning of ARAUCARIA
| Pronunciation: | | `aro'kehreeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds |
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| | See Also: | | Araucaria araucana, Araucaria bidwillii, Araucaria columnaris, Araucaria cunninghamii, Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla, bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree, chile pine, conifer, coniferous tree, genus Araucaria, hoop pine, monkey puzzle, moreton bay pine, new caledonian pine, norfolk island pine | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ar`au*ca"ri*a\, n. [Araucania, a territory south of
Chili.] (Bot.)
A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are
confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood
cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their
lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of
contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.
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