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monkey puzzle
noun
a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
Origin:
1865–70; perhaps from the intertwined arrangement of its limbs
1865–70; perhaps from the intertwined arrangement of its limbs
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| monkey puzzle | |
| —n | |
| Also called: Chile pine a South American coniferous tree, Araucaria araucana, having branches shaped like a candelabrum and stiff sharp leaves: family Araucariaceae | |
| [so called because monkeys allegedly have difficulty climbing them] | |
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Monkey-puzzle
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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