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/nˈɔrfək ˈaɪlənd paɪn/ Listen

Norfolk island pine

noun

Evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. Synonyms: Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla.

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... different both from the gloomy forests of the more ancient Coal Era and from that which prevails today. Cycads, ferns and fern-like plants, coniferous trees, especially related to the modern Araucaria or Norfolk Island Pine, Ginkgos still surviving in China, and huge equisetae or horsetail rushes, still surviving in South American swamps and with dwarfed relatives throughout the world, were the dominant plant types of that era. The flowering plants and deciduous trees had not appeared. ...

— Dinosaurs - With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections • William Diller Matthew

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Words linked to "Norfolk island pine" : Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla, araucaria