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Araucaria columnaris

Araucaria columnaris

9.9
A very tall evergreen tree from New Caledonia and the New Hebrides that looks like a Norfolk Island pine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Araucaria columnaris
  • The Araucaria columnaris can reach heights of over 60 meters.

Examples

  • Many coastal towns in the Pacific plant Araucaria columnaris along streets for their ornamental value.

  • The slender silhouette of the Araucaria columnaris makes it a striking feature in landscaped gardens.

  • Botanists compared the growth patterns of Araucaria columnaris and Norfolk Island pine.

  • Look at that beautiful Araucaria columnaris!

  • Many coastal towns in the Pacific plant Araucaria columnaris along streets for their ornamental value.

  • The slender silhouette of the Araucaria columnaris makes it a striking feature in landscaped gardens.

  • The Araucaria columnaris can reach heights of over 60 meters.

Synonyms

New Caledonian pine
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  • Australian
7.7

A very tall evergreen tree from New Caledonia that looks like a Norfolk Island pine

uses the formal Latin botanical name rather than common descriptive words

Surface Forms

Araucaria columnaris singular
Araucaria columnaris plural

Morphology

Araucaria + columnaris

This is a scientific binomial (genus + Latin species epithet); the epithet 'columnaris' is a Latinized form meaning 'column-like' or 'columnar', so the name denotes an Araucaria with a tall, columnar habit. The relation is partly compositional and inferable if a learner recognizes 'column/columnar' or understands Latin adjectival endings, but because the form is specialized and Latinized (not common B1 vocabulary), it is not fully transparent to typical learners.

Etymology

Araucaria columnaris combines the name Araucaria (the tree group) and columnaris, a Latin word meaning 'column-like' or very straight and tall. That's why the name gives the simple image of a tall, narrow evergreen tree, which is the meaning used today.