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Definition of Lecythis Zabucajo

Lecythis Zabucajo
Lecythis Lec"y*this (l[e^]s"[i^]*th[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask.] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtace[ae], 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.

Meaning of Lecythis Zabucajo from wikipedia

- Lecythis zabucajo, the sapucaia or paradise nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil...
- Roraima Lecythis schwackei - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro Lecythis serrata - N Brazil Lecythis tuyrana - Ecuador, Panama, Colombia Lecythis zabucajo - Colombia...
- Its po****tion was 18,249 (2020) and its area is 540 km2. Sapucaia is also the local name for the tree Lecythis zabucajo. IBGE 2020 IBGE - [1] v t e...