'monkey puzzle' definitions:
Definition of 'monkey puzzle'
From: WordNet
noun
Large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts [syn: monkey puzzle, chile pine, Araucaria araucana]
Definition of 'monkey puzzle'
From: GCIDE
- Monkey's puzzle \Mon"key's puz"zle\ (Bot.) A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria araucana, formerly Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." It is also called monkey puzzle and monkey puzzle tree. The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi[~n]on by the Chilians. [1913 Webster]