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Where does “Araucaria” come from?

Araucaria (taxonomic name) comes from Spanish Arauco, from Mapudungun rag ko — clayey water.

Ancestry of “Araucaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishArauco—
2Mapudungunrag koclayey water
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