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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cy•cad (sī′kad),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany gymnospermous plant of the order Cycadales, intermediate in appearance between ferns and the palms, many species having a thick, unbranched, columnar trunk bearing a crown of large, leathery, pinnate leaves.
- Greek kýkas, misspelling of kóïkas, accusative plural of kóïx kind of palm
- Neo-Latin Cycad- (stem of Cycas) genus name
- 1835–45
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