ZAMIA


Meaning of ZAMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzā-mē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin zamiae nuces, false manuscript reading for azaniae nuces pine nuts

Date: 1819

: any of a genus ( Zamia of the family Zamiaceae) of American cycads with a short thick woody base, a crown of palmlike leaves, and oblong cones

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