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Word: Cycad
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin Cycas, Cycad- (order name), from supposed Greek kukas, scribal error for koikas, plural of koix ‘Egyptian palm’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsʌɪkad
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a palmlike plant of tropical and subtropical regions, bearing large male or female cones. Cycads were abundant during the Triassic and Jurassic eras, but have since been in decline.
Short Definition:palmlike plant of tropical and subtropical regions
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