Zamia

2 definitions found

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



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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