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Webster 1913 Edition
Lecythis
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Lec′y-this
(lĕs′ĭ-thĭs)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask.]
(Bot.)
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. Lecythis Ollaria
produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers. Definition 2024
Lecythis
Lecythis
See also: lecythis
Translingual
Proper noun
Lecythis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lecythidaceae – certain woody plants, native to Central America and South America, some of which produce edible seeds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Lecythidaceae - family; Lecythidoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lecythis ollaria (monkeypod, monkey pot) - type species; Lecythis pisonis (monkey pot), Lecythis zabucajo (monkey pot); for other species see Lecythis at The Plant List.