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ARAUCARIA

\ˌaɹəkˈe͡əɹi͡ə], \ˌaɹəkˈe‍əɹi‍ə], \ˌa_ɹ_ə_k_ˈeə_ɹ_iə]\

Definitions of ARAUCARIA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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ar-aw-k[=a]'ri-a, n. a genus of lofty evergreen trees of the natural order ConiferÃ¦ or Pines, natives of S. America and Australasia. [Arauco, name of a province, whence Araucania, a district in S. Chili.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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