Definitions of araucaria
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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
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Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla, norfolk island pine
evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
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Araucaria columnaris, new caledonian pine
very tall evergreen of New Caledonia and the New Hebrides similar to norfolk island pine
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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
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Araucaria cunninghamii, Moreton Bay pine, hoop pine
pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood
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type of:
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conifer, coniferous tree
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
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