meaning of araucaria
1. 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.
2. any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
Related Words
araucaria | araucaria araucana | araucaria bidwillii | araucaria columnaris | araucaria cunninghamii | araucaria excelsa | araucaria family | araucaria heterophylla | araucariaceae | araucarian |
