Norfolk Island pine

noun

Araucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa), a conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, but grown as an ornamental tree in mild climates and as a container plant indoors worldwide.

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star pineNorfolk Island star pineNorfolk pineAraucaria heterophyllaAraucaria excelsa
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Meanings

nounNorfolk Island pine (plural Norfolk Island pines)

plural Norfolk Island pines

  1. Araucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa), a conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, but grown as an ornamental tree in mild climates and as a container plant indoors worldwide.

    Synonyms: star pine, Norfolk Island star pine, Norfolk pine

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAraucaria heterophylla (synonym Araucaria excelsa), a conifer endemic to Norfolk Island, but grown as an ornamental tree in mild climates and as a container plant indoors worldwide.

Similar
star pineNorfolk Island star pineNorfolk pine

More synonyms by meaning

nounevergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific

Similar
Araucaria heterophyllaAraucaria excelsa
Broader
araucaria
Also see
norfolk island star pinenorfolk pinestar pine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Native to Norfolk Island, but not a true pine.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 異葉南洋杉 /异叶南洋杉, 諾和克南洋杉 /诺和克南洋杉
  • 異葉南洋杉 /异叶南洋杉 (yìyè Nányángshān)conifer endemic to Norfolk Island
  • 諾和克南洋杉 /诺和克南洋杉 (Nuòhékè Nányángshān)conifer endemic to Norfolk Island
Finnish norfolkinaraukaria, huonekuusi
  • norfolkinaraukariaconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
  • huonekuusiconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
German Norfolktanne, Zimmertanne
  • Norfolktanneconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
  • Zimmertanneconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
Irish péine Oileán Norfolk
  • péine Oileán Norfolkconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
Portuguese pinheiro-de-norfolk, pinheiro de Norfolk
  • pinheiro-de-norfolkconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
  • pinheiro de Norfolkconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
  • araucária-de-norfolkconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
Spanish araucaria excelsa
  • araucaria excelsaconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
Swedish rumsgran
  • rumsgranconifer endemic to Norfolk Island
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APA

Norfolk Island pine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island%20pine

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“Norfolk Island pine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island%20pine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Norfolk Island pine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Norfolk%20Island%20pine.

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