释义 |
monkey puzzle  (also monkey puzzle tree) nounAn 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. |