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Dioön

noun
Di·​oön | \ dīˈōˌän\

Definition of Dioön

: a genus of plants (family Cycadaceae) having a somewhat conical trunk crowned by a large tuft of pinnate leaves with spine-tipped pinnae

History and Etymology for Dioön

New Latin, from di- + -oön (from Greek ōion egg)

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