— cycadlike , adj.
/suy"kad/ , n.
any gymnospermous plant of the order Cycadales, intermediate in appearance between ferns and the palms, many species having a thick, unbranched, columnar trunk bearing a crown of large, leathery, pinnate leaves.
[ 1835-45; Cycad- (s. of Cycas ) genus name kýkas, misspelling of kóïkas, acc. pl. of KÓÏX kind of palm ]