See Also: Lecythis(medicine)

baculum (iou) and Lecythis (medicine)


baculum (iou)



baculum noun. . M20.
[mod. Latin: see BACULINE.]
= os penis s.v. OS noun1.

Lecythis (medicine)


lecythis
<botany> A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtaceae, 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.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask.

Source: Websters Dictionary