family zamiaceae

Noun
  1. A family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias (synset 111621938)
    is a type of: gymnosperm family - a family of gymnosperms
    member holonym:
    • genus zamia - genus of small evergreen tropical and subtropical American cycads
    • genus ceratozamia - small genus of Mexican cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
    • genus dioon - small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
    • genus encephalartos - genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
    • genus macrozamia - genus of large evergreen Australian cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
    belongs to: cycadales, order cycadales - primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms
    same as: zamia family, zamiaceae

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