chile pine

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Chile pine

n
(Plants) another name for the monkey puzzle
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.chile pine - large Chilean evergreen conifer having intertwined branches and bearing edible nuts
Araucaria araucana, monkey puzzle
araucaria - any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
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Chile pine

n → araucaria
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``The Chile pine or Monkey Puzzle tree resembles a huge foot of a dinosaur with a large basal trunk measuring 3.
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