Crossword-Solution: SAPUCAIA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Sapucaia | n. | A Brazilian tree. See Lecythis, and Monkey-pot. |
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| Brazilian tree | 5 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;
supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In this
application, the word admits of comparison; as, the divinest mind. Sir
J. Davies.
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"Delicious!"
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Sentences with SAPUCAIA (5)
Another nut-producing tree is the _sapucaia_ (_Lecythis ollaria_), whose nuts are enclosed in a larger pericarp, and are considered to be better flavoured than those first described.
The common Indian name of the monkey-pot tree is _sapucaia_, and the nuts of this species are so called in commerce, though they are also termed Brazil-nuts.
The monkeys cannot of themselves open the great pericarp, as they do that of the "sapucaia," but are crafty enough to get at the precious contents, notwithstanding.
PARADISE OR SAPUCAIA NUT.] SAPUCAIA NUT.--The Brazilian name of, at least, two species of large forest trees growing in the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries.
The sapucaia nuts are produced in an urn-shaped, woody capsule, which has received the name of Monkey-pot, because when these capsules ripen the lid at the top is suddenly liberated, emitting a sharp sound, which, as heard by the monkeys, gives them notice that the nuts are falling, and that the first on the ground becomes the fortunate possessor of the largest number.