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cy•cad n.

Plant Biologyany gymnospermous plant of the order Cycadales, intermediate in appearance between ferns and the palms, many species having a thick, unbranched, columnar trunk bearing a crown of large, leathery, pinnate leaves.

Greek kýkas, misspelling of kóïkas, accusative plural of kóïx kind of palm
Neo-Latin Cycad- (stem of Cycas) genus name
1835–45

cy′cad•like′, adj.

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cycad /ˈsaɪkæd/ n

any tropical or subtropical gymnosperm plant of the phylum Cycadophyta, having an unbranched stem with fernlike leaves crowded at the top

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin Cycas name of genus, from Greek kukas, scribe's error for koïkas, from koïx a kind of palm, probably of Egyptian originˌcycaˈdaceous adj

'cycad' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cycadaceous - cycas - cycasin - dioon - gymnosperm - sago palm

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