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araucarian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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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

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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