Zamian.

/ˈzeɪmɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus, 1767), taken < zamiae, misreading for azaniae pine-nuts which open on the tree, in Pliny N.H. xvi. xxvi. 44.

Botany.

A genus of cycadaceous plants, natives of the tropical and subtropical parts of North America, the West Indies, and South Africa, resembling dwarf palms, with fern-like leaves and oblong cones; a plant of this genus.

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Zamia1819

cycad1845

palm fern1876

Hottentot's head1884

1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 74 The embryo of Zamia is reversed with regard to the pericarp, and occupies an axile cavity in a large endosperm.

1827 Gard. Mag. II. 425 The Zamia is a palm with a large scaly protuberance above the surface.

1841 G. Grey Jrnl. Two Exped. Discov. II. iii. 61 The native had..gone away to look for Zamia nuts.

1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World ix. 219 Zamias, cycadeæ, and such plants.

Derivatives

zamioid adj.

/ˈzeɪmɪɔɪd/ belonging to the genus Zamia or tribe Zamieæ.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [adjective] > of or relating to other conifers

spruce pine1731

cycadaceous1837

cycadeous1847

zamioid1860

araucarian1863

podocarpous1882

Sitka1883

podocarpaceous1932

1860 J. Phillips Life on Earth 145 Stems and fronds of Zamioid and Cycadeoid plants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	zamia
释义	Zamian. /ˈzeɪmɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus, 1767), taken < zamiae, misreading for azaniae pine-nuts which open on the tree, in Pliny N.H. xvi. xxvi. 44. Botany. A genus of cycadaceous plants, natives of the tropical and subtropical parts of North America, the West Indies, and South Africa, resembling dwarf palms, with fern-like leaves and oblong cones; a plant of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > cycads Zamia1819 cycad1845 palm fern1876 Hottentot's head1884 1819 J. Lindley tr. L.-C. Richard Observ. Struct. Fruits & Seeds 74 The embryo of Zamia is reversed with regard to the pericarp, and occupies an axile cavity in a large endosperm. 1827 Gard. Mag. II. 425 The Zamia is a palm with a large scaly protuberance above the surface. 1841 G. Grey Jrnl. Two Exped. Discov. II. iii. 61 The native had..gone away to look for Zamia nuts. 1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World ix. 219 Zamias, cycadeæ, and such plants. Derivatives zamioid adj. /ˈzeɪmɪɔɪd/ belonging to the genus Zamia or tribe Zamieæ. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [adjective] > of or relating to other conifers spruce pine1731 cycadaceous1837 cycadeous1847 zamioid1860 araucarian1863 podocarpous1882 Sitka1883 podocarpaceous1932 1860 J. Phillips Life on Earth 145 Stems and fronds of Zamioid and Cycadeoid plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1819
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