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cy·cas (sī′kas′)

noun

any of a genus (Cycas) of cycads with leathery, dark-green leaves and short, thick trunks, grown in warm climates for ornament

Etymology: see cycad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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