"cycad" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪkəd/, /ˈsaɪkæd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cycad.wav Forms: cycads [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Cycas (“genus of tropical trees”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Cycas||genus of tropical trees}} translingual Cycas (“genus of tropical trees”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cycad (plural cycads)
  1. (botany) Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Gymnosperms Derived forms: cycad blue, cycadophyte, cycadian, cycadean, cycadlike Translations (plant of the Cycadophyta): сагова палма (sagova palma) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 蘇鐵 (Chinese Mandarin), 苏铁 (sūtiě) (Chinese Mandarin), cykas [masculine] (Czech), käpypalmu (Finnish), cícada [feminine] (Spanish)

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