araucaria
(noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name, after the Chilean province of Arauco.
araucaria (plural araucarias)
An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
Araucaria (plural Araucarias)
A species of the genus Araucaria.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`au*ca"ri*a, n. Etym: [Araucania, a territory south of Chili.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
