monkey puzzle

monkey puzzle
a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
[1865-70; perh. from the intertwined arrangement of its limbs]

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  • monkey puzzle — ► NOUN ▪ a coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough spiny leaves …   English terms dictionary

  • monkey puzzle — n. any araucaria tree; esp., a tall tree (Araucaria araucana) with stiff pointed leaves, edible nuts, and hard wood, widely grown as an ornamental …   English World dictionary

  • monkey puzzle — noun large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts • Syn: ↑chile pine, ↑Araucaria araucana • Hypernyms: ↑araucaria * * * ˈmonkey puzzle 7 (also …   Useful english dictionary

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  • monkey puzzle — noun Date: 1866 a tall araucaria (Araucaria araucana) that is native to Chile and western Argentina but widely grown elsewhere called also monkey puzzle tree …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Monkey Puzzle (rock band) — Monkey Puzzle Origin New Zealand Years active 1995–Present Labels Onefoot Records Evolutionary Mistake Past members Danny Rodda Ryan Tregurtha Toby M …   Wikipedia

  • monkey puzzle tree — Monkey s puzzle Mon key s puz zle (Bot.) A lofty coniferous Chilian tree ({Araucaria araucana}, formerly {Araucaria imbricata}), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted as to puzzle a monkey to climb. It is also called {monkey… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • monkey puzzle tree — ˈmonkey puzzle 7 (also ˈmonkey puzzle tree) noun a ↑conifer tree with leaves like scales, that are thin, tough and very sharp   Word Origin: [monkey puzz …   Useful english dictionary

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