Definition of Araucaria

Ar`au`ca´ri`a
n.1.(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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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

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