sago palm
noun
: a plant that yields sago: such as
a
: any of various large pinnate-leaved palms (genus Metroxylon) of tropical southeastern Asia and especially one (M. sagu) that is the main source of commercially-produced sago
b
: a cycad (Cycas revoluta) of subtropical Japan with palmlike fronds that is often grown in warm regions as an ornamental plant and has leaves and seeds toxic especially to animals
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All parts of the sago palm are toxic to pets, but the berries are the most inviting to dogs.
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Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Despite the common name, sago palm is actually a cycad and produces cones instead of flowers.
—Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
Among those special single specimen plants, most installed near the house, are several prehistoric and unusual plant varieties, including the sago palm; cycads, including Dioon, Encephalartos and Zamia; and the Queensland bottle tree.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
What is happening to my sago palm?
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Sep. 2022
At the time, their front yard was a very green lawn with Indian hawthorn shrubs under the windows and a sago palm in one corner by the sidewalk.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
This is a sago palm, not a true palm, but a lookalike, also known as a Cycad.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021
Some plants to avoid are calla lily, sago palm, azalea and rhododendron, among others.
—Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
Maisy and Murphy started receiving treatments to combat the effects of the sago palm less than two hours after ingesting the plant's seeds.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 28 Apr. 2021
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Sara Okeefe, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Despite the common name, sago palm is actually a cycad and produces cones instead of flowers.
—Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
Among those special single specimen plants, most installed near the house, are several prehistoric and unusual plant varieties, including the sago palm; cycads, including Dioon, Encephalartos and Zamia; and the Queensland bottle tree.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
What is happening to my sago palm?
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Sep. 2022
At the time, their front yard was a very green lawn with Indian hawthorn shrubs under the windows and a sago palm in one corner by the sidewalk.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2023
This is a sago palm, not a true palm, but a lookalike, also known as a Cycad.
—Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 11 June 2021
Some plants to avoid are calla lily, sago palm, azalea and rhododendron, among others.
—Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
Maisy and Murphy started receiving treatments to combat the effects of the sago palm less than two hours after ingesting the plant's seeds.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 28 Apr. 2021
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“Sago palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sago%20palm. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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