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Definitions for Cycad

[1] any 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.
[2] any tropical or subtropical gymnosperm plant of the phylum Cycadophyta , having an unbranched stem with fernlike leaves crowded at the top See also sago palm (def. 2)

Words nearby Cycad

cyberwarfare, cyborg, cybrid, cyc, cyc., cycad, cycadaceous, cycas, cycasin, cycl-, cyclable

Origin of Cycad

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

Other words from Cycad

cy·cad·like , adjective

Word origin for Cycad

C19: from New Latin Cycas name of genus, from Greek kukas, scribe's error for koïkas, from koïx a kind of palm, probably of Egyptian origin