MONKEYPOD

Etymology

Noun

monkeypod (plural monkeypods)

Albizia saman, a flowering tree in the pea family, native to the neotropics. [from 19th c.]

Couroupita nicaraguarensis (syn. Lecythis nicaraguarensis) (coco de mono)

Lecythis ollaria (coco de mono)

Pithecellobium dulce (blackbead)

Senna petersiana (dwarf cassia)

Synonyms

• (Albizia saman): rain tree, saman

• (Lecythis ollaria): paradise nut

• (Pithecellobium dulce): sweet Inga, Madrasthorn, Manila tamarind

• (Senna petersiana): (eared cassia, eared senna)

Source: Wiktionary



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