noun
- a large evergreen coniferous tree with distinctive whorled branches and scale-like or needle-like leaves, native to the Southern Hemisphere
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The araucaria in our backyard towers over the house.
- Many araucaria species are popular as ornamental trees in warm climates.
- The monkey puzzle tree is a well-known type of araucaria.
- Araucaria trees can live for hundreds of years.
- The distinctive branching pattern makes araucaria trees easy to identify.
- Several araucaria species are native to Australia and New Zealand.