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• monkey pot — ▪ plant  any shrub or tree of the genus Lecythis, of the family Lecythidaceae, particularly L. ollaria of Brazil and L. zabucajo of northeastern South America. The name is also applied to the woody fruit of these plants, so called because it is… …   Universalium

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• Money tree (myth) — For other uses, see Money tree. Chinese legend has it that money tree is a kind of holy tree, which can bring money and fortune to the people, and that it is a symbol of affluence, nobility and auspiciousness. It can be traced back to the… …   Wikipedia

• Amazon River — Portuguese Rio Amazonas River, northern South America. It is the largest river in the world in volume and area of drainage basin, and only the Nile River of northeastern Africa exceeds it in length. It originates within 100 mi (160 km) of the… …   Universalium

• gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… …   Universalium

• Brazil nut — the three sided, hard shelled edible seed of the tree Bertholletia excelsa and related species, of South America. [1820 30] * * * Edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa (family Lecythidaceae), and one of the major… …   Universalium

• lecythis — ˈlesəthə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin lecythus : a genus (the type of the family Lecythidaceae) of very large So. American trees distinguished by the woody operculate capsular fruit see sapucaia; …   Useful english dictionary

• paradise nut — Sapucaia Sap u*ca ia (?; Pg. ?), n. [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.) A Brazilian tree. See {Lecythis}, and {Monkey pot}. [Written also {sapucaya}.] [1913 Webster] {Sapucaia nut} (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; called also {paradise nut}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sapucaia — Sap u*ca ia (?; Pg. ?), n. [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.) A Brazilian tree. See {Lecythis}, and {Monkey pot}. [Written also {sapucaya}.] [1913 Webster] {Sapucaia nut} (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; called also {paradise nut}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sapucaia nut — Sapucaia Sap u*ca ia (?; Pg. ?), n. [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.) A Brazilian tree. See {Lecythis}, and {Monkey pot}. [Written also {sapucaya}.] [1913 Webster] {Sapucaia nut} (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; called also {paradise nut}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sapucaya — Sapucaia Sap u*ca ia (?; Pg. ?), n. [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.) A Brazilian tree. See {Lecythis}, and {Monkey pot}. [Written also {sapucaya}.] [1913 Webster] {Sapucaia nut} (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; called also {paradise nut}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English