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oiticica

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[oi-tuh-see-kuh] / ˌɔɪ təˈsi kə /

noun

  1. a Brazilian tree, Licania rigida, of the rose family, the seeds of which yield oiticica oil.


Etymology

Origin of oiticica

1915–20; < Portuguese < Tupi

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Brazil's oiticica oil is a tung-oil substitute; the U.S. imported 16,000,000 lb. last year.

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