MONKEYPOD Definition & Meaning

monkeypod

[ mung-kee-pod ]

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noun

a tropical American tree, Samanea saman, of the legume family, having spreading branches and dense heads of small, pink flowers.

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Origin of monkeypod¹

First recorded in 1885–90; monkey + pod ¹

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The trees are expected to be replaced by 13 monkeypod and 13 hau trees.

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The notice says the association on Oahu has cut numerous trees from a slope below condo buildings including Formosan koa, Java plum, Mindanao gum, and white monkeypod specimens.

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Nonetheless, city officials say the iconic monkeypod will not be replaced.

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The vast majority of Hawaii’s 300 cemeteries are like Pauoa’s, where a chapel once stood near where a monkeypod tree now looms tall and wide.

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Roddy and I started hanging out at school, far from the In Crowd’s monkeypod.

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