Monkey-pot

Mon´key-pot`

n.

1.

(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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.