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araucaria — araucarian, adj. /ar aw kair ee euh/, n. any of several coniferous trees of the genus Araucaria, of warm regions. Cf. monkey puzzle, Norfolk Island pine. [1825 35; < NL, named after Arauc(o) province in central Chile; see ARIA] * * * Any pinelike … Universalium
Canada balsam — a pale yellow or greenish, slightly fluorescent, clear, viscous, bitter tasting, water insoluble liquid, having a pleasant, aromatic, pinelike odor, and solidifying on exposure to air: obtained from the balsam fir, Abies balsamea, and used… … Universalium
New Caledonia — /kal i doh nee euh, dohn yeuh/ 1. an island in the S Pacific, ab. 800 mi. (1290 km) E of Australia. 113,680; 6224 sq. mi. (16,120 sq. km). 2. an overseas territory of France comprising this island and other smaller islands: formerly a penal… … Universalium
pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous… … Universalium
rosin — rosiny, adj. /roz in/, n. Also called colophony. 1. Chem. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes,… … Universalium
Agathis — ▪ plant genus the genus of the dammar pines, 13 species of pinelike plants of the family Araucariaceae. Agathis species range from the Philippines to Australia and New Zealand. Elsewhere some are grown as ornamental plants in warm areas or… … Universalium
Casuarinaceae — ▪ plant family the beefwood family of dicotyledonous flowering plants, with two genera (Casuarina, 30 species; Gymnostoma, 20 species) of trees and shrubs, many of which have a distinctly pinelike aspect when seen from afar. They are naturally… … Universalium
Pins, Île des — ▪ island, New Caledonia English Isle of Pines , also called Kunie Island island within the French overseas country of New Caledonia, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is forested with pinelike coniferous trees of the species… … Universalium
