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Cycas

Cycas Meaning & Definition
Cycas Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cycas?

[n] type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cycas: genus Cycas

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cycas:

See Also | cycad family | Cycadaceae | Cycas circinalis | false sago | family Cycadaceae | fern palm | gymnosperm genus

Cycas In Webster's Dictionary

\Cy"cas\ (s?"k?s), n. [Of uncertain origin. Linn[ae]us derives it from one of the ``obscure Greek words.''] (Bot.) A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago.

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