English Explanatory Dictionary

araucarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
noun
  1. Any tree of the genus Araucaria.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of araucarian.
  2. Of or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality.

Pronunciation

/ˌæɹɔːˈkɛə.ɹi.ən/ /ˌæɹɔˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/ /ˌæɹɑˈ-/ /ˌɛɹɔˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/ /ˌɛɹɑˈ-/

Word forms

araucarian araucarians more Araucarian most Araucarian

Etymology

Araucaria + -n

Synonyms

araucariaceous

Antonyms

Ximenean
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