monkey-puzzlen.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪˌpʌzl/, U.S.

/ˈməŋkiˌpəz(ə)l/

Forms: 1900s– monkey puzzle, 1900s– monkey's puzzle.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., puzzle n.

Etymology: < monkey n. + puzzle n., apparently so called on account of being supposed difficult even for a monkey to climb. Compare puzzle-monkey n. at puzzle v. Compounds.

1. A large evergreen coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana (family Araucariaceae), native to Chile, with tough, spiked, triangular leaves densely arranged to cover the whorled branches; also monkey-puzzle tree. Also called Chile pine. Cf. puzzle-monkey n. at puzzle v. Compounds.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > monkey-puzzle

araucaria1834

Chile pine1852

araucarian1854

monkey-puzzle1856

puzzle-monkey1863

monkey-puzzler1876

1856 Household Words 5 July 579/1 Less rare Araucarias, as A. imbricata, the monkey's puzzle, of which we have remarkable specimens at Dropmore and Kew, are mostly raised from seeds out of imported cones.

1863 Belfast News-let. 28 Aug. 3/5 This plant, as many of our readers are aware, is the Chili pine, vulgarly denominated the monkey puzzle, on account of its prickly leaves.

1885 H. Friend Ministry of Flowers ii. 118 It is popularly asserted that the monkeys of Chili were so disgusted with the prickliness of the Araucana, or ‘Monkey Puzzle’ tree, and other plants, that they have entirely deserted the place.

1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants vii. 75 (caption) Photograph showing monopodial growth of two typical Conifers. The one in the centre is the Monkey Puzzle.

1940 E. Step Wayside & Woodland Trees 176 The Chile Pine, or ‘Monkey Puzzle’ is a familiar sight on suburban lawns.

1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 27 A brick front behind two magnificent monkey-puzzle trees, the side front of the house half-timbered.

1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 24/2 The dark green leaves of the monkey puzzle are broad, stiff, leathery and sharp-pointed.

1992 I. Banks Crow Road iv. 87 There was the overgrown walled garden, across another bridge behind the castle, where tangles of rhodies crowded under monkey-puzzle trees.

2. figurative. Something suggestive of a monkey-puzzle tree, esp. in being intricate, convoluted, or complicated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] > especially difficult

nut1540

problem1543

enigma1609

three-pipe problem1891

Chinese puzzle1895

monkey-puzzle1902

1902 A. Ollivant Danny xl. 294 You thrust my motherless cat into your trap, and say you have snared her, ye misbegotten monkey-puzzle!

1920 J. Joyce Ulysses Nausicca in Little Rev. July–Aug. 48 A monkey puzzle rocket burst, spluttering in darting crackles.

1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 342/2 The multitudinous little Careys of the future will have to be trained in mental agility on this veritable monkey-puzzle of a pedigree.

1994 Guardian 6 July i. 22/8 There is also a lot of post-modern suckability, miserable barley sugar confections, sub-Disney castellations meant to console the pedestrian lost in the monkey puzzle below.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkey-puzzle
释义	monkey-puzzlen. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪˌpʌzl/, U.S. /ˈməŋkiˌpəz(ə)l/ Forms: 1900s– monkey puzzle, 1900s– monkey's puzzle. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., puzzle n. Etymology: < monkey n. + puzzle n., apparently so called on account of being supposed difficult even for a monkey to climb. Compare puzzle-monkey n. at puzzle v. Compounds. 1. A large evergreen coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana (family Araucariaceae), native to Chile, with tough, spiked, triangular leaves densely arranged to cover the whorled branches; also monkey-puzzle tree. Also called Chile pine. Cf. puzzle-monkey n. at puzzle v. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > monkey-puzzle araucaria1834 Chile pine1852 araucarian1854 monkey-puzzle1856 puzzle-monkey1863 monkey-puzzler1876 1856 Household Words 5 July 579/1 Less rare Araucarias, as A. imbricata, the monkey's puzzle, of which we have remarkable specimens at Dropmore and Kew, are mostly raised from seeds out of imported cones. 1863 Belfast News-let. 28 Aug. 3/5 This plant, as many of our readers are aware, is the Chili pine, vulgarly denominated the monkey puzzle, on account of its prickly leaves. 1885 H. Friend Ministry of Flowers ii. 118 It is popularly asserted that the monkeys of Chili were so disgusted with the prickliness of the Araucana, or ‘Monkey Puzzle’ tree, and other plants, that they have entirely deserted the place. 1914 F. E. Fritsch & E. J. Salisbury Introd. Study Plants vii. 75 (caption) Photograph showing monopodial growth of two typical Conifers. The one in the centre is the Monkey Puzzle. 1940 E. Step Wayside & Woodland Trees 176 The Chile Pine, or ‘Monkey Puzzle’ is a familiar sight on suburban lawns. 1951 N. Pevsner Middlesex (Buildings of Eng.) 27 A brick front behind two magnificent monkey-puzzle trees, the side front of the house half-timbered. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 24/2 The dark green leaves of the monkey puzzle are broad, stiff, leathery and sharp-pointed. 1992 I. Banks Crow Road iv. 87 There was the overgrown walled garden, across another bridge behind the castle, where tangles of rhodies crowded under monkey-puzzle trees. 2. figurative. Something suggestive of a monkey-puzzle tree, esp. in being intricate, convoluted, or complicated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [noun] > especially difficult nut1540 problem1543 enigma1609 three-pipe problem1891 Chinese puzzle1895 monkey-puzzle1902 1902 A. Ollivant Danny xl. 294 You thrust my motherless cat into your trap, and say you have snared her, ye misbegotten monkey-puzzle! 1920 J. Joyce Ulysses Nausicca in Little Rev. July–Aug. 48 A monkey puzzle rocket burst, spluttering in darting crackles. 1938 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 May 342/2 The multitudinous little Careys of the future will have to be trained in mental agility on this veritable monkey-puzzle of a pedigree. 1994 Guardian 6 July i. 22/8 There is also a lot of post-modern suckability, miserable barley sugar confections, sub-Disney castellations meant to console the pedestrian lost in the monkey puzzle below. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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