(n) tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae, Syn. araucaria family, family Araucariaceae
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n. 1.1 a family of 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 [ WordNet 1.5 ]