ˈsīˌkas, -_kəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Greek kykas, MS variant of koïkas, accusative plural of koïx doom palm ( Hyphaene thebaica )
: a genus (the type of the family Cycadaceae) of widely distributed tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with the persisting bases of the old leaves — see sago palm