mon|key|pot

mon|key|pot
mon|key|pot «MUHNG kee POT», noun.
1. the large, woody, urn-shaped fruit, containing several edible seeds, of any one of various large tropical trees.
2. any one of these trees, related to the Brazil-nut tree.

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