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araucaria

DEFINITIONS OF: araucaria

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n any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

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Araucaria araucana, chile pine, monkey puzzle
large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts
Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla, norfolk island pine
evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
Araucaria columnaris, new caledonian pine
very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine
Araucaria bidwillii, bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree
Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
Araucaria cunninghamii, Moreton Bay pine, hoop pine
pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
Type of:
conifer, coniferous tree
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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