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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MONKEY-POT
MONKEY-POT
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"key-pot `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
The
fruit
of
two
South
American
trees (
Lecythis
Ollaria,
and
L. 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.
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