cycad
pronunciation
How to pronounce cycad in British English:
UK ['saɪkæd]
How to pronounce cycad in American English:
US ['saɪkæd]
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- Noun:
- any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves
Word Origin
- cycad (n.)
- 1845, Modern Latin, from Greek kykas, a word found in Theophrastus, but now thought to be a scribal error for koikas "palm trees," accusative plural of koix, a word from an unknown non-Greek language.
Example
- 1. Dwarf palmlike cycad of japan that yields sago .
- 2. To this day , cycad nuts are familiar food in kerala , in southern india .
- 3. A plant , such as a cycad or conifer , whose seeds are not enclosed within an ovary .
- 4. Panzhihua dukou cycad national nature reserve .
- 5. Southeastern indian cycad with palmlike foliage .