Araucaria bidwillii
- noun
- Specialized
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Araucaria bidwillii
- The Araucaria bidwillii, known as the bunya-bunya tree, produces edible seeds that resemble roasted chestnuts.
Examples
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The Araucaria bidwillii produces large cones filled with seeds prized for their nutty flavor.
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The Araucaria bidwillii is commonly known as the bunya-bunya tree in Australia.
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Aboriginal Australians have long harvested seeds from the Araucaria bidwillii for food.
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The Araucaria bidwillii is a majestic tree native to Australia.
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Have you ever tasted the seeds of the Araucaria bidwillii?
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Aboriginal Australians have long harvested seeds from the Araucaria bidwillii for food.
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The Araucaria bidwillii is a large Australian coniferous tree that is valued for its delicious seeds.
Synonyms
A large Australian tree that makes big cones with seeds you can eat
A tall Australian tree that makes large edible seeds important to Aboriginal people
A large evergreen tree from Australia that has big cones with edible seeds
Surface Forms
Morphology
araucaria + bidwillii
Partly transparent because the constituent 'Araucaria' already names a genus of trees, so a learner who knows that word could infer the MWE refers to a kind of tree. However 'bidwillii' is an opaque eponymic species epithet and Latin binomial conventions are not predictable to an average B1 learner, so the specific identity (bunya‑bunya, edible seeds) cannot be derived from the parts.
Etymology
Araucaria bidwillii, often called the bunya-bunya tree, is famous in Australia for its very large cones full of edible seeds. One popular story says Aboriginal people gathered and roasted these seeds at big feasts, so the strong image of a huge tree with heavy cones and tasty nuts helps you remember that it is a large conifer with edible seeds.
