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    GENUS CYCAS

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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 leavesplay

    Synonyms:

    Cycas; genus Cycas

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

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

    gymnosperm genus (a genus of gymnosperms)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Cycas"):

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

    Holonyms ("genus 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)

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