cycad
English Thesaurus
1. any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | gymnosperm, |
| definition | : | plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | zamia, |
| definition | : | any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | ceratozamia, |
| definition | : | a small cycad of the genus Ceratozamia having a short scaly woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | dioon, |
| definition | : | any cycad of the genus Dioon; handsome palmlike cycads with robust crowns of leaves and rugged trunks (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | encephalartos, |
| definition | : | any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | macrozamia, |
| definition | : | any treelike cycad of the genus Macrozamia having erect trunks and pinnate leaves and large cones with sometimes edible nuts; Australia (noun.plant) |
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