Lecythis
Lecythis (les"i*this) , noun
[New Latin, from Greek 3 an oil flask.]
(Botany) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtacea, 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.