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Webster 1913 Edition
Monkey-pot
Mon′key-potˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
The fruit of two South American trees (
Lecythis Ollaria
, and Lecythis Zabucajo
), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.