Main Entry:

za·mia

Pronunciation:

\ˈzā-mē-ə\

Function:

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