mon|key|pod

mon|key|pod
mon|key|pod «MUHNG kee POD», noun.
1. a tropical shade tree of the pea family that may spread as much as 100 feet across; rain tree. It grows from southern Florida to Brazil and has a stout trunk, pink and white flowers, and leaves that fold up at night and on cloudy days.
2. the wood of this tree.

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