English Explanatory Dictionary

cycad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.

Pronunciation

/ˈsaɪkəd/ /ˈsaɪkæd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cycad.wav

Word forms

cycad cycads

Etymology

From translingual Cycas (“genus of tropical trees”).

Derived words

cycad blue cycadean cycadian cycadlike cycadophyte cycasin
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