monkey puzzle
(亦作monkey puzzle tree)
noun
1- an evergreen coniferous tree with branches covered in spirals of tough spiny leaf-like scales, native to Chile智利南洋杉, 智利松。
1.1
- Araucaria araucana, family Araucariaceae.拉丁名Araucaria araucana,南洋杉科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: said to be so named in response to a remark that an attempt to climb the tree would puzzle a monkey.