Etymology

araucaria

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Today it means: An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria. Full definition →

taxonomic name Araucaria ← Spanish Arauco ← Mapudungun rag ko
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The story

  1. Mapudungun · derived fromrag ko
  2. Spanish · derived fromArauco“Chilean province”
  3. taxonomic name · borrowed fromAraucaria
  4. English todayaraucaria

From taxonomic name Araucaria, after Spanish Arauco (“Chilean province”), from Mapudungun rag ko.

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