英语词汇“monkey-puzzle tree”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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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.

单词	monkey-puzzle tree
释义	> as lemmas monkey-puzzle tree 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. extracted from monkey-puzzlen. < as lemmas
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