monkey-potn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪˌpɒt/, U.S.

/ˈməŋkiˌpɑt/

Forms: 1800s monkey's pot, 1800s– monkey-pot.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., pot n.¹

Etymology: < monkey n. + pot n.¹

1. The lidded woody capsule of any of several trees of the genus Lecythis (family Lecythidaceae), of tropical South America, which is used to trap monkeys; (more fully monkey-pot tree) a tree of the genus Lecythis or the family Lecythidaceae.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > monkey-pot > seed or seed-vessel

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1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §867 Lecythis ollaria, a large Brazilian tree, yields the woody capsules called Monkey-pots.

1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 201 Monkey's pot, Lecythis grandiflora.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. xi. 118 If nature has played the poor monkeys a somewhat tantalizing trick about Brazil nuts, she has been more generous to them in the case of some other Lecythids, which go by the name of monkey-pots.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 87/2 Monkey-pot Tree, Lecythis Ollaria.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 781/1 In Brazil the myrtles are represented by ‘monkey-pots’ (Lecythideae).

1946 A. P. Benthall Trees of Calcutta 250 Lecythis Zabucajo Aubl., the monkey-pot tree, is occasionally cultivated in tropical countries for its large gourd-like fruits which are used for catching monkeys.

1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 255/2 The fruits are large..capsules called monkey pots... Sugar is placed in the pot and is seized by the monkey; the animal cannot withdraw its clenched paw.

1990 D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants W. Trop. Afr. ii. 46 Also introduced [to West Africa] are Flacourtia indica Governor's Plum,..Lecythis zabucajo Monkey Pot [etc.].

2. A vessel used in tropical countries for cooling drinking water. Cf. monkey n. 15.

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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > water- or wine-cooler

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1884 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 13 199 Mr. Ribeiro..presented to the Institute a small collection of Botocudo weapons, &c., comprising two bows, three long arrows, two bags, and a monkey-pot used for holding water.

1897 A. C. Gunter Susan Turnbull xxi. 265 Let him [sc. the butler] remember that the rain-water for our drinking is to be well chilled in monkey-pots.

2002 Caribbean Trav. & Life (Electronic ed.) Jan. High up in Chalky Mount village, potters spin clay into monkey-pots (water jugs designed to keep their contents cool).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkey-pot
释义	monkey-potn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪˌpɒt/, U.S. /ˈməŋkiˌpɑt/ Forms: 1800s monkey's pot, 1800s– monkey-pot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., pot n.¹ Etymology: < monkey n. + pot n.¹ 1. The lidded woody capsule of any of several trees of the genus Lecythis (family Lecythidaceae), of tropical South America, which is used to trap monkeys; (more fully monkey-pot tree) a tree of the genus Lecythis or the family Lecythidaceae. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > monkey-pot sapucaia tree1820 monkey-pot1849 pot plant1858 sapucaia1869 lecythid1871 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > South American and West Indian trees or shrubs > [noun] > monkey-pot > seed or seed-vessel monkey-pot1849 1849 J. H. Balfour Man. Bot. §867 Lecythis ollaria, a large Brazilian tree, yields the woody capsules called Monkey-pots. 1855 H. G. Dalton Hist. Brit. Guiana II. 201 Monkey's pot, Lecythis grandiflora. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. xi. 118 If nature has played the poor monkeys a somewhat tantalizing trick about Brazil nuts, she has been more generous to them in the case of some other Lecythids, which go by the name of monkey-pots. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 87/2 Monkey-pot Tree, Lecythis Ollaria. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 781/1 In Brazil the myrtles are represented by ‘monkey-pots’ (Lecythideae). 1946 A. P. Benthall Trees of Calcutta 250 Lecythis Zabucajo Aubl., the monkey-pot tree, is occasionally cultivated in tropical countries for its large gourd-like fruits which are used for catching monkeys. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World 255/2 The fruits are large..capsules called monkey pots... Sugar is placed in the pot and is seized by the monkey; the animal cannot withdraw its clenched paw. 1990 D. K. Abbiw Useful Plants W. Trop. Afr. ii. 46 Also introduced [to West Africa] are Flacourtia indica Governor's Plum,..Lecythis zabucajo Monkey Pot [etc.]. 2. A vessel used in tropical countries for cooling drinking water. Cf. monkey n. 15. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > water- or wine-cooler keelerc1440 keel-vat1552 gargolette1650 ice-pail1699 water cooler1807 ice bucket1821 sarcophagus1833 cooler1838 olla1844 psykter1848 champagne bucket1874 monkey-pot1884 koozie1979 1884 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 13 199 Mr. Ribeiro..presented to the Institute a small collection of Botocudo weapons, &c., comprising two bows, three long arrows, two bags, and a monkey-pot used for holding water. 1897 A. C. Gunter Susan Turnbull xxi. 265 Let him [sc. the butler] remember that the rain-water for our drinking is to be well chilled in monkey-pots. 2002 Caribbean Trav. & Life (Electronic ed.) Jan. High up in Chalky Mount village, potters spin clay into monkey-pots (water jugs designed to keep their contents cool). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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