单词 | araucaria |
释义 | araucarian. A genus of lofty coniferous trees, native to the southern hemisphere, one species of which ( A. imbricata, familiarly termed ‘puzzle-monkey’ or ‘monkey-puzzler’), with the branches in regular whorls, and closely-imbricated stiff sharp-pointed leaves, has been, since about 1830, cultivated as an ornamental tree in Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > monkey-puzzle araucaria1834 Chile pine1852 araucarian1854 monkey-puzzle1856 puzzle-monkey1863 monkey-puzzler1876 1834 Penny Cycl. II. 249 Araucaria, in Botany, is the name of a singular genus of gigantic firs. A. imbricata..is expected to be naturalised in this country, as some individuals now exist as far north as London. 1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings iv. 73 The formal educated look of the tree in the Araucarias that cover the wild slopes of the Chilian Andes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1834 |
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