noun
Meaning 1
An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
araucaria
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Received-Pronunciation: /arɔːˈkɛːri.ə/
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General-American: /ærɔˈkɛ.ri.ə/
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General-American: /ɛr-/ Mary–marry–merry merger
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /rɑˈ-/
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rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə
noun
Meaning 2
A species of the genus Araucaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: conifer, coniferous tree
Narrower terms: monkey puzzle, chile pine, Araucaria araucana, norfolk island pine, Araucaria heterophylla, Araucaria excelsa, new caledonian pine, Araucaria columnaris, bunya bunya, bunya bunya tree, Araucaria bidwillii, hoop pine, Moreton Bay pine, Araucaria cunninghamii
History
Etymology
From taxonomic name Araucaria, after Spanish Arauco (“Chilean province”), from Mapudungun rag ko.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: araucaria — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- German: Schmucktanne — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- Portuguese: araucária — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- Romanian: araucaria — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- Slovak: araukária — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- Spanish: araucaria — any tree of the genus Araucaria
- Tamil: ஆராக்கேரியா (ārākkēriyā) — any tree of the genus Araucaria
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