Cycas

noun
Cy·​cas | \ ˈsīˌkas, -kəs\

Definition of Cycas

: a genus (the type of the family Cycadaceae) of widely distributed tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with the persisting bases of the old leaves — see sago palm

History and Etymology for Cycas

New Latin, perhaps from Greek kykas, manuscript variant of koïkas, accusative plural of koïx doom palm (Hyphaene thebaica)

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