araucarian
UK/ˌæɹɔːˈkɛə.ɹi.ən/US/ˌæɹɔˈkɛ.ɹi.ən/
araucarian adjective: relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
Adjective (1)
araucarian (not comparable)
- Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
- The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly araucarian.
- Araucarian Conifers1863, James Dwight Dana, Manual of Geology
- Synonyms:
- araucariaceous
Noun
araucarian (plural araucarians)
Adjective (2) capitalized: Araucarian
Araucarian (comparative more Araucarian, superlative most Araucarian)
- Alternative letter-case form of araucarian.
- Of 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)
- 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
Synonyms of araucarian
Antonyms
Forms of araucarian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | araucarians |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Araucarian |
| superlative | most Araucarian |
Origin of araucarian
Araucaria + -n
From Araucaria + -ian.
Words that rhyme with araucarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about araucarian
- What does araucarian mean?
- Araucarian means relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
- What part of speech is araucarian?
- Araucarian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce araucarian?
- Araucarian is pronounced /ˌæɹɔːˈkɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).
Words near araucarian in the dictionary
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