Cycas

noun

Cy·​cas

ˈsīˌkas,

-kəs

: a genus (the type of the family Cycadaceae) of widely distributed tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with the persisting bases of the old leaves see sago palm

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps from Greek kykas, manuscript variant of koïkas, accusative plural of koïx doom palm (Hyphaene thebaica)

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