zamia

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Zamia \Za"mi*a\, n. [L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. ?, ?, hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.] (Bot.) A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See Coontie, and Illust. of Strobile. [1913 Webster]