NOUN | plant | family Cycadaceae, Cycadaceae, cycad family | ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids |
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Meaning | ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids. | |
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Synonyms | Cycadaceae, cycad family | |
Member of | Cycadales, order Cycadales | Primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms |
Members | Cycas, genus Cycas | type genus of Cycadaceae |
Broader | gymnosperm family | A family of gymnosperms |
Spanish | cicadáceas, Cycadaceae | |
Catalan | cicadàcies |
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