| 1. Araucaria
cunninghamii is the name of the local Hoop Pine tree of which quite
a few grow on the property. 2. The word 'ara' has several Latin meanings: ara - sanctuary / altar / refuge arare - verb - plough, till, cultivate; produce by ploughing, grow caria - sound a bit like 'care' which is a good thing the ending 'ia' echoes the word 'utopia' which is, as Aisha said 'an impossibility' but still has a nice potentiality flavour. 3. The sound of the word has a bit of an Aboriginal memory which is a good thing. 4. Linda tells me that it is also a 'Steiner type of a word'. That's great but I don't understand this as yet. 5. Aracaria is quite a difficult word to remember and write. Every time it needs just a little bit of thought. That's a good thing too. |
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