Mon"key's puz"zle (?). Bot.

A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pinon by the Chilians.

<-- also, monkey puzzle -->

 

© Webster 1913.

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