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cy·cas 
[sahy-kas, -kuhs] Pronunciation Key
[sahy-kas, -kuhs] Pronunciation Key –noun
| any of several palmlike Old World tropical plants of the genus Cycas, some species of which are cultivated as ornamentals in warm climates. |
[Origin: < NL; see cycad]
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| cycas | |
noun | |
| type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves |
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Cycas
Cy"cas\ (s?"k?s), n. [Of uncertain origin. Linn[ae]us derives it from one of the "obscure Greek words."] (Bot.) A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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