Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Monkey-pot
Mon′key-pot′ (·pŏt′), n. (Zoöl.) 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.