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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.