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za·mia (zā′mē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Zamia) of cycads growing in Florida and tropical regions, having a short, thick trunk, pinnately compound, palmlike leaves, and short, thick cones

Etymology: ModL < L zamiae (pl.), false reading in Pliny the Elder for (nuces) azaniae, pine (nuts)

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