genus encephalartos

Noun
  1. Genus of arborescent African cycads;
    Sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae (synset 111623496)
    is a type of: gymnosperm genus - a genus of gymnosperms
    member holonym:
    • 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
    belongs to: family zamiaceae, zamia family, zamiaceae - a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias

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