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Norfolk Island pine

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Norfolk Island pine

–noun
a coniferous evergreen tree, Araucaria heterophylla (or A. excelsa), having whorled branches and needlelike foliage, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
Also called Australian pine, Norfolk pine.


Origin:
1795–1805
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Norfolk Island pine  
n.  An evergreen tree (Araucaria heterophylla) with incurved, decurrent needles, native to Norfolk Island in the South Pacific and widely grown as an indoor plant.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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