oiticica

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noun

The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico.

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Meanings

nounoiticica (plural oiticicas)

plural oiticicas

  1. The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico.

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portugueseoiticica
  2. Englishoiticica

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese oiticica, from Old Tupi.

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APA

oiticica. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiticica

MLA

“oiticica.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiticica. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oiticica,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oiticica.

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