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

monkey puzzle

(also monkey puzzle tree)

noun

An evergreen coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough spiny leaf-like scales, native to Chile.

Araucaria araucana, family Araucariaceae.

Logging and agricultural development have reduced the distribution of Chile's famed national tree - the monkey puzzle tree - to three small areas of the country....

The stubborn resistance of the Araucanians, who lent their name to the monkey puzzle tree and delighted in its piñons, left a strong Indian influence.
The tree which was stolen was an araucaria, or monkey puzzle, which was planted in memory of Maurice by his family.

Origin

Mid 19th century: said to be so named in response to a remark that an attempt to climb the tree would puzzle a monkey.

单词	monkey puzzle
释义	monkey puzzle (also monkey puzzle tree) noun An evergreen coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough spiny leaf-like scales, native to Chile. Araucaria araucana, family Araucariaceae. Logging and agricultural development have reduced the distribution of Chile's famed national tree - the monkey puzzle tree - to three small areas of the country.... The stubborn resistance of the Araucanians, who lent their name to the monkey puzzle tree and delighted in its piñons, left a strong Indian influence. The tree which was stolen was an araucaria, or monkey puzzle, which was planted in memory of Maurice by his family. Origin Mid 19th century: said to be so named in response to a remark that an attempt to climb the tree would puzzle a monkey.
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