1. 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 leaves; [syn: Cycas, genus Cycas]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Cycas
n 1: 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 leaves
[syn: Cycas, genus Cycas]