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LECYTHIS
Lec "y *
this,
n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
3
an
oil
flask.
] (
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
gigantic
trees,
chiefly
Brazilian,
of
the
order
Myrtaceæ,
having
woody
capsules
opening
by
an
apical
lid.
Lecythis
Zabucajo yields
the
delicious
sapucaia
nuts.
L. Ollaria produces
the
monkey-pots,
its
capsules.
Its
bark
separates
into
thin
sheets,
like
paper,
used
by
the
natives
for
cigarette
wrappers.
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