adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌæɹɔːˈkɛə.ɹi.ən/
General-American:/ˌæɹɔˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/
General-American, cot-caught-merger:/ˌæɹɑˈ-/
/ˌɛɹɔˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/Mary–marry–merry merger
cot-caught-merger:/ˌɛɹɑˈ-/Mary–marry–merry merger
rhymes with -ɛəɹiən
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adj
Meaning 1
Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
Examples
The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly araucarian.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: araucariaceous
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of araucarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: crosswording
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
Any tree of the genus Araucaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Araucaria + -n
From Araucaria + -ian.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Portuguese:
araucário
— relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucariaceae
Portuguese:
araucariano
— relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucariaceae