Cycad

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cycad \Cy"cad\ (s[imac]"k[a^]d), n. (Bot.)
     Any plant of the natural order {Cycadace[ae]}, as the sago
     palm, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cycad
       n : any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having
           unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves