Pronunciation: s ī - ' ka-d ə - ˌ f ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin Cycad-, Cycas + Greek phyton plant ― more at -PHYTE
Date: 1911
: any of a division (Cycadophyta) of usually unbranched mostly extinct gymnosperms with pinnate leaves, large pith, little xylem, and a thick cortex that includes the cycads, cycadeoids, and seed ferns