Definition of "araucaria" []

• Any of several evergreen coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria native to South America and Australia, having awl-shaped leaves and whorled branches and including the monkey puzzle and Norfolk lsland pine. (noun)

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• "Among other notable plant species in the hotspot are the araucaria trees (Araucaria araucana) and Chile's national flower, the copihue or Chile-bells (Lapageria rosea)."
• "For a while I found a little shade below one of the outspread branches of a tall araucaria that grew in the patio, but it was not easy to resist the lure of the street, and I was soon back again, sitting on the roof balustrade."
• "Now a resort, Norfolk has luxuriant vegetation and is known for its “pine” trees, which are not true pines but evergreens of the araucaria family."