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ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Araucaria bidwillii mean?
• ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII (noun)
The noun ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII has 1 sense:
1. Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
Familiarity information: ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is hereditary property protected by law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Araucaria bidwillii; bunya bunya; bunya bunya tree
Hypernyms ("Araucaria bidwillii" is a kind of...):
araucaria (any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds)
Meronyms (parts of "Araucaria bidwillii"):
bunya bunya (nut tasting like roasted chestnuts; a staple food of Australian aborigines)
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