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monkey-puzzle tree
monkey-puzzle tree evergreen tree ( Araucaria araucana ) native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as an ornamental. The symmetrical branches have an unusual angularity and are completely covered by the stiff, overlapping leaves. The monkey-puzzle tree and related species—e.g., the... Read more |
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monkey
monkey any of a large and varied group of mammals of the primate order. The term monkey includes all primates that do not belong to the categories human, ape, or prosimian; however, monkeys do have certain common features. All are excellent climbers, and most are primarily arboreal. Nearly all... Read more |
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conifer
conifer [Lat.,=cone-bearing], tree or shrub of the order Coniferales, e.g., the pine , monkey-puzzle tree , cypress , and sequoia . Most conifers bear cones and most are evergreens, though a few, such as the larch , are deciduous. Conifers are widely distributed over the world but are mostly... Read more |
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pine
pine common name for members of the Pinaceae, a family of resinous woody trees with needlelike, usually evergreen leaves. The Pinaceae reproduce by means of cones (see cone ) rather than flowers and many have winged seeds, suitable for wind distribution. They are found chiefly in north temperate... Read more |
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Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island , officially Territory of Norfolk Island, island (2005 est. pop. 1,800), 13 sq mi (34 sq km), South Pacific, a territory of Australia, c.1,035 mi (1,670 km) NE of Sydney. Its capital is Kingston. Now a resort, Norfolk has luxuriant vegetation and is known for its "pine" trees,... Read more |
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Araucariaceae
Araucaria (family Araucariaceae) A genus of tall, columnar, coniferous trees, in which the crown is monopodial with radial limbs. The leaves are sharply pointed, crowded, and tough. The timber is valuable. A. bidwillii (bunya bunya) of Queensland produces edible seeds. A. angustifolia (Paraña... Read more |
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capuchin
capuchin , name for New World monkeys of the genus Cebus, widely distributed in tropical forests of Central and South America. Medium-sized monkeys, they have a body length of 14 to 24 in. (36-61 cm), with a tail up to 20 in. (50 cm) long, and weigh 2 to 4 lb (0.9-1.8 kg). The coat is black or... Read more |
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baobab
baobab , gigantic tree of India and Africa, exceeded in trunk diameter only by the sequoia. The trunks of living baobabs are hollowed out for dwellings; rope and cloth are made from the bark and condiments and medicines from the leaves; the gourdlike fruit (monkey bread) is eaten. The botanic name... Read more |
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brachiation
brachiation In some arboreal Primates, a form of locomotion in which an animal swings hand over hand from branch to branch. The only true brachiators are the gibbons (Hylobatidae), which are able to move more quickly through the trees than a human can walk on the ground below, but the spider monkey... Read more |
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coco
coco, cocoa 1 †nut of the coco-palm, Cocos nucifera, and the tree itself XVI; now only in coco(a)-, coker-nut XVII. — Sp., Pg. coco, orig. playful use of coco grinning face, grimace, with allusion to the monkey-like appearance of the base of the nut. Appears first in latinized form... Read more |
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monkey puzzle
monkey puzzle (Chilean pine) Evergreen tree native to the Andes mountains of South America. It has tangled branches, with spirally arranged, sharp, flat leaves. The female seeds are edible. Height to 45m (150ft). Family Araucariaceae; species Araucaria araucana. |
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Gondwanaland
...and Australia; marsupial mammals found today in Australia and for most of the Cenozoic in S. America; and the monkey-puzzle tree (Araucaria) common to S. America and Australia. |
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SOLVING THE MONKEY PUZZLE TREE DISASTER.. THE WAY IT IS.(Column)
...fast-growing trees - eucalyptus mostly...were the poor monkey puzzle trees living in sanctuaries...bowl of monkey tree seeds to eat at...Thousands of monkey puzzle trees ... |
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Monkey Puzzle Tree Found a Home Abroad -- in England.
...home, the monkey puzzle tree...Victorians, the tree was planted...placed the tree as a single...contains 50 trees - more than...the monkey puzzle was fueled...lovers put ... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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TREE OFF! Golfers baffled after theft of monkey puzzle.(News)
...trying to solve a monkey puzzle after a valuable tree...ornamental monkey puzzle tree missing from...to uproot a monkey puzzle tree from a golf club fairway...baffles me. ... |
 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Housewife campaigns to save monkey puzzle tree.(News)
...a campaign to save a monkey puzzle tree which experts have...the 150-year-old tree claims spines on cones...needles. The monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana...s assertions that the tree ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Gardens: A triffid from the Andean mountains No tree looks as exotic as the...
...gardener to know a monkey-puzzle tree when you see it...mind, of the Bicton trees, some of which are...seed collected from trees in the avenue five...when the original trees have had their day...the ... |
 "Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR)")
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Neighbors try to save Monkey-puzzle tree in Portland
...going to tear down a tree in a Portland neighborhood...on planting more trees in the future. That...106-year-old Monkey-puzzle tree at the corner of...comply with the city tree ordinance, the developer...two-inch diameter ... |
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Needled over a pine; Under threat: Monkey puzzle tree.
...decades, the monkey puzzle tree at West Cross, near...both advised to give the monkey puzzle the chop,especially...DINOSAURS DINED ON THE monkey puzzle tree is native...It would ... |
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Monkey puzzle is a strange tree
...professional landscaper. Recently a "monkey puzzle tree" was removed from the grounds...Gini W., Crescent City. A: The monkey puzzle tree, Araucariaceae araucana...tree is hard to climb, even for a ... |
 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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'Lucky no-one was killed by crashing tree' Questions asked after high winds...
...mrn.co.uk A LARGE monkey puzzle tree, nearly 60ft high...gone entirely." The tree fell down overnight when...identified problems with the tree beforehand. A spokesman...council admitted the tree was due to be ... |
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Monkey puzzle tree escapes axe.(News)
...saga of Swansea's "dangerous" monkey puzzle tree finally came to an end yesterday...as syringes". And fruit from the tree was said to explode "like hand grenades...health and safety gone mad". The tree became a celebrity of "green" ... |
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