zabucajo

[Native name.] zabucajo-nuts, s. pl. Bot. . ( pl .) The fruit of Lecythis zabucajo , a South American plant. The nuts, two inches long and one broad, enclosed in urn-like fruits, are imported into other countries and eaten. [SAPUCAJA.] Zăc-che-an, s. [See def.] Church Hist. ( pl .): A local name for the Gnostics, mentioned by Epiphanius, but without adding where they were so called. Probably from some leader named Zaccheus.