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Norfolk Island pine

n.
An evergreen coniferous tree (Araucaria heterophylla) having awl-shaped or scalelike leaves covering the branches, native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific and widely grown as an ornamental and as a houseplant.
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Norfolk Island pine

n
(Plants) a tall coniferous tree, Araucaria heterophylla, native to Norfolk Island and widely cultivated
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Noun1.Norfolk Island pine - evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacificnorfolk island pine - evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific
Araucaria excelsa, Araucaria heterophylla
araucaria - any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
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