CYCAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cycas mean? 

• CYCAS (noun)
  The noun CYCAS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: CYCAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CYCAS (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cycas; genus Cycas

Hypernyms ("Cycas" is a kind of...):

gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

Meronyms (members of "Cycas"):

Cycas circinalis; false sago; fern palm (southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage)

Holonyms ("Cycas" is a member of...):

cycad family; Cycadaceae; family Cycadaceae (ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids)