NOUN | plant | Cycas, genus Cycas | type genus of Cycadaceae |
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Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | genus Cycas | |
Member of | Cycadaceae, family Cycadaceae, cycad family | ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids |
Members | false sago, fern palm, Cycas circinalis | Southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage |
Broader | gymnosperm genus | A genus of gymnosperms |
Spanish | cycas, genus cycas | |
Catalan | cycas, genus cycas |
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