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lecythus

lecythus is the alternative form of lekythos.

Meaning of lekythos

Noun

lekythos (plural lekythoi or lekythoses)

  1. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.

Forms of lecythus

plurallecythi

Questions about lecythus

What is lecythus the alternative form of?
Lecythus is the alternative form of lekythos.

Words near lecythus in the dictionary

  1. lecythi
  2. lecythia
  3. lecythidaceous
  4. lecythiform
  5. lecythion
  6. lecythus
  7. led
  8. LED analyser
  9. LED analysers
  10. led astray
  11. led by the nose

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