araucarian

1. not comparablebiologyRelating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.

   The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly araucarian.

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   Araucarian Conifers

   1863, James Dwight Dana, Manual of Geology

   Synonyms: araucariaceous

plural araucarians

1. Any tree of the genus Araucaria.

comparative more Araucarian · superlative most Araucarian

1. Alternative letter-case form of araucarian.
2. crosswordingOf or pertaining to the cryptic crossword style used by "Araucaria" (John Galbraith Graham); focused on humour and lateral thinking rather than strict grammaticality.

   They vary as much as the Guardian but generally exclude the more Araucarian style of puzzle.

   2008 January 23, Colin Blackburn, “Independent crossword online”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords (Usenet)

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   True-blue Ximeneans would be appalled – a rubbery clue, a deviant whim, not a verb in sight – but I reckon it's funny, and inventive, and Araucarian – the other word to describe libertarians.

   2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words

   The clues were close to Ximenean standards, with just the occasional superfluous "to" or "a". But solvers detected another, Araucarian layer of meaning

   2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a 100-Year-Old Pastime, page 156