zamia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

WordNet

Za"mi*a noun
Etymology
L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. , , hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See Coontie, and Illust. of Strobile.

Webster 1913