| araucaria | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. araucaria | any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds. |
| ~ genus araucaria | a genus of the araucaria family. |
| ~ 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, hoop pine, moreton bay pine | pine of Australia and New Guinea; yields a valuable light even-textured wood. |
| ~ conifer, coniferous tree | any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones. |
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