cycad

Noun
  1. Any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales;
    Having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves (synset 111620823)
    is a type of: gymnosperm - plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
    subtypes:
    • cycas revoluta, sago palm - dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago
    • zamia - any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads
    • ceratozamia - a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico
    • dioon - any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks
    • encephalartos - any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
    • encephalartos caffer, kaffir bread - South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food
    • macrozamia - any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia
    • burrawong, macrozamia communis, macrozamia spiralis - large attractive palmlike evergreen cycad of New South Wales

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