monkey puzzle tree

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Definition of monkey puzzle tree in English Turkish dictionary

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Maymun çıkmaz ağacı

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Definition of monkey puzzle tree in English English dictionary

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Araucaria araucana (popularly called the monkey puzzle tree or monkey tail tree) is an evergreen tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall with a 2 metres (7 ft) trunk diameter. The tree is native to central and southern Chile, western Argentina, and southern Brazil. Araucaria araucana is the hardiest species in the conifer genus Araucaria. Because of the species's great age it is sometimes described as a living fossil

Evergreen ornamental and timber conifer (Araucaria araucana) of the family Araucariaceae, native to the Andes Mountains of South America. The tree may grow to 150 ft (45 m) in height and 5 ft (1.5 m) in diameter. The rigid, overlapping, needle-pointed leaves are spirally arranged on stiff branches, which form a tangled, prickly network that discourages animals from climbing the tree. The Norfolk Island pine is a relative

Hyphenation

mon·key puz·zle Tree

Turkish pronunciation

mʌngki pʌzıl tri

Pronunciation

/ˈməɴɢkē ˈpəzəl ˈtrē/ /ˈmʌŋkiː ˈpʌzəl ˈtriː/

Etymology

[ 'm&[ng]-kE ] (noun.) circa 1530. probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, probably of Romance origin; akin to Old Spanish mona monkey.