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an evergreen coniferous tree of the genus Araucaria, which includes the monkey puzzle, bunya pine, and hoop pine
The botanist identified the tall araucaria by its stiff leaves and massive cones.
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monkey puzzlebunya pinehoop pineconifer
Etymology
From New Latin Araucaria, the genus name, based on Spanish Arauco, the name of a region in Chile. Arauco itself comes from Mapudungun rag ko.