pente-de-macaco

Portuguese

Fruta e sementes do pente-de-macaco.

Etymology

Literally, “monkey comb”, after the plant’s prickly fruit.

Noun

pente-de-macaco m (plural pentes-de-macaco)

1. monkey comb (Pithecoctenium crucigerum, a climbing shrub of South America)
2. the fruit of the monkey comb plant, or one half of its outer shell