monkey puzzle
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monkey puzzle
- /ˈmʌŋkiˌpʌz(ə)l/ UK, US
- /ˈmʊŋkiˌpʊz(ə)l/ Northern England
- /ˈmʌŋkeˌpʌz(ə)l/ Scotland
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From monkey + puzzle, apparently because the branches are so crowded and twisted that even a monkey would find it difficult to climb.
noun monkey puzzles · monkeypuzzle · monkey-puzzle
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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.
Similar: Chile pine, Chilean pine, monkey puzzle tree, monkey tail tree
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noun Araucaria araucana
Talk about this word "monkey puzzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monkey%20puzzle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monkey puzzle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monkey%20puzzle "monkey puzzle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monkey%20puzzle.Cite this
@misc{monkey_puzzle_2026,
title = {monkey puzzle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkey%20puzzle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
