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lecythis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lecythis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Questions

What does lecythis mean?
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.

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