monkey puzzle
A large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to ChileA large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.
» There's a monkey puzzle tree at the end of the garden.
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1 sensesA large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.
chilenische Schmucktanne, Andentanne, Affenschwanzbaum
- large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts
Examples
1 sentencesThere's a monkey puzzle tree at the end of the garden.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From monkey + puzzle, apparently because the branches are so crowded and twisted that evenFrom monkey + puzzle, apparently because the branches are so crowded and twisted that even a monkey would find it difficult to climb.
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Forms
plural: monkey puzzlesSynonyms
5 synonyms- large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts:chile pineAraucaria araucana
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.