monkey puzzle

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmʌŋkiˌpʌz(ə)l/    美 /ˈmʌŋkiˌpʌz(ə)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A large coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, native to Chile.
    — They could see the small stone house where she used to live, with a monkey puzzle in front of it like a moustache.

词形变化

monkey puzzles plural monkeypuzzle alternative monkey-puzzle alternative

词源

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