oiticica

[ oi-tuh-see-kuh ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oiticica¹

1915–20; < Portuguese < Tupi

Example Sentences

“Heart Tub” knows its place among other bodies of water in museums, most notably a work from the Museum of Contemporary Art’s 2010 exhibition “Suprasensorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space,” which included a 1973 pool installation by Brazilian artists Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida titled “CC4 Nocagions.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s not just a parade of samba schools down the avenue,” said Manuela Oiticica, a composer who writes samba songs for schools like Mangueira and Portela.

From Los Angeles Times

But Oiticica had some particular people in mind when he concocted his earliest capes.

From Washington Post

But it was precisely flimsiness, precariousness and fragility that Oiticica wanted to highlight.

From Washington Post

You don’t see much adversity inside New York’s MoMA, where Oiticica’s cape is attached to a pristine wall several floors up on 53rd Street.

From Washington Post