Monkey-puzzle Definition

mŭngkē-pŭzəl
noun
Any araucaria tree; esp., a tall tree (Araucaria araucana) with stiff pointed leaves, edible nuts, and hard wood, widely grown as an ornamental.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
monkey-puzzle
Plural:
monkey puzzles

Origin of Monkey-puzzle

  • From monkey + puzzle, apparently because the branches are so crowded and twisted that even a monkey would find it difficult to climb.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from the obstacle its intertwined branches would pose

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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