monkeypod

American  

[mung-kee-pod] / ˈmɜŋ kiˌpɒd /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of monkeypod

First recorded in 1885–90; monkey + pod ¹

Example Sentences

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

From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015

At school, they gathered under a tall monkeypod tree on a red-dirt hill behind the unpainted bungalow where I took typing.

From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015

Mike and his buddies simply let me know that I was welcome to join them under the monkeypod.

From The New Yorker • May 25, 2015

McGrath chose monkeypod cabinetry to warm the kitchen.

From Architectural Digest • Apr. 1, 2010

Today Pua leads me to one of the monkeypod trees, where the other sixth graders eat.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila