Definition of Sapucaia

1. n. A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot.

Definition of Sapucaia

1. Noun. A Brazilian tree, the monkey-pot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sapucaia

1. a Brazilian tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sapucaia

1. A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot. Alternative forms: sapucaya] Sapucaia nut, the seed of the sapucaia. Synonym: paradise nut. Origin: Pg. Sapucaya. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sapucaia

saprophytism
sapropterin
saprotroph
saprotrophic
saprotrophs
saproxanthin
saprozoic
saprozoonosis
saps
sapsago
sapsagos
sapskull
sapskulls
sapsucker
sapsuckers
sapucaia (current term)
sapucaias
sapwood
sapwoods
saquinavir
saraband
sarabande
sarabandes
sarabands
sarabauite
saracen
sarafan
sarafans
sarafotoxin
saralasin

Literary usage of Sapucaia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marine Engineer and Naval Architect (1897)
"The sapucaia is purely a cargo- carrying steamer, intended for service in shallow ... The Barcellos, a sister ship to the sapucaia, by the same builders, ..."

2. The Amazon and Madeira Rivers: Sketches and Descriptions from the Note-book by Keller-Leuzinger (1875)
"50 4) „ „ „ „ (minimum) . . 4J 5) Beni at the mouth .......... 50 6) Madeira, greatest depth above Theotonio ... . . . .122 7) „ ,, at sapucaia ..."

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