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Araucariaceae

noun

tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae

• Syn: ↑family Araucariaceae, ↑araucaria family

• Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Coniferales, ↑order Coniferales

• Member Meronyms: ↑Wollemi pine, ↑genus Araucaria, ↑Agathis, ↑genus Agathis

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\\-ˌka(a)rēˈāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Araucaria, type genus + -aceae

in some classifications : a family of plants comprising Araucaria and Agathis and often included in the Pinaceae

Useful english dictionary. 2012.