ARAUCARIA

araucaria

(noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

From the genus name, after the Chilean province of Arauco.

Noun

araucaria (plural araucarias)

An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.

Noun

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