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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Araucariaceae —conifer trees , native toSouth America andAustralasia , including nine species, including themonkey puzzle . - noun A species of the genus Araucaria.
Etymologies
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"Araucaria bidwilli" amended to _Araucaria bidwillii_.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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"Araucaria cunninghami" amended to _Araucaria cunninghamii_.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture William Saunders 1861
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John Graham settled for the more benign alias Araucaria, taken from the tree known in Britain as the monkey puzzle.
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Later on in 1789, de Jussieu created a new genus of the tree called Araucaria which was the name that was used for a while.
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Later on in 1789, de Jussieu created a new genus of the tree called Araucaria which was the name that was used for a while.
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Later on in 1789, de Jussieu created a new genus of the tree called Araucaria which was the name that was used for a while.
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Later on in 1789, de Jussieu created a new genus of the tree called Araucaria which was the name that was used for a while.
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He stated, on the authority of Dr. Hooker, that there are Carboniferous plants which appear to be generically identical with some now living; that the cone of the Oolitic 'Araucaria' is hardly distinguishable from that of an existing species; that a true 'Pinus' appears in the Purbecks, and a 'Juglans' in the Chalk; while, from the
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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The species of the genus 'Araucaria' are, however, not peculiar to the coal formations of the British Islands; they likewise occur in Upper Silesia.
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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That way, Paul, Araucaria and their cohorts will sheathe their claws and go back to being pussycats!
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