Useful english dictionary. 2012.
araucaria — [ar΄ô ker′ē ə, er΄ô ker′ē ə] n. [ModL < Sp Arauco: see ARAUCANIAN] any of a genus (Araucaria) of the araucaria family of cone bearing trees with flat, scalelike needles, native to the Southern Hemisphere and grown as ornamentals in other… … English World dictionary
Araucaria bidwillii — Taxobox name = Araucaria bidwillii status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Araucariaceae genus = Araucaria species = A. bidwillii binomial =… … Wikipedia
araucaria — araucarian, adj. /ar aw kair ee euh/, n. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria, of warm regions. Cf. monkey puzzle, Norfolk Island pine. [1825 35; < NL, named after Arauc(o) province in central Chile; see ARIA] * * * Any pinelike … Universalium
araucaria — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Arauco Date: 1809 any of a genus (Araucaria of the family Araucariaceae, the araucaria family) of South American or Australian coniferous trees that resemble pines and are often grown as ornamentals; especially… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Araucariaceae — noun tall evergreen cone bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae • Syn: ↑Araucariaceae, ↑araucaria family • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Araucaria — ID 5352 Symbol Key ARAUC2 Common Name araucaria Family Araucariaceae Category Gymnosperm Division Coniferophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Araucaria heterophylla — Norfolk Island Pines, Norfolk Island Conservation status … Wikipedia
Araucaria cunninghamii — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division … Wikipedia
Araucaria — Ar au*ca ri*a, n. [Araucania, a territory south of Chili.] (Bot.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Araucaria — Taxobox fossil range = fossil range|250|0Jurassiccite journal|author1=Hiroaki, Setoguchi|author2=Osawa, Takeshi Asakawa|author3=Pintaud, Jean Christophe|author4=Tanguy, Jaffre|author4=Veillon, Jean Marie| date=1998| title=Phylogenetic… … Wikipedia
