candelabralike
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monkey puzzle — a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts. [1865 70; perh. from the intertwined arrangement of its limbs] * * * … Universalium
monkey puzzle — mon′key puz zle n. pln a South American coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, of the family Araucariaceae, with candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts • Etymology: 1865–70; perh. from the intertwined arrangement of its … From formal English to slang
