Meaning of ZAMIA
| Pronunciation: | | 'zeymeeu
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| | Definition: | | [n] any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads |
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| | See Also: | | coontie, cycad, Florida arrowroot, genus Zamia, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Za"mi*a\, n. [L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. ?, ?,
hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.] (Bot.)
A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low
palms, but with exogenous wood. See {Coontie}, and Illust. of
{Strobile}.
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