Cycadeoidea

noun

Cy·​cad·​e·​oi·​dea
: a genus of extinct gymnospermous plants of the Mesozoic era (family Cycadeoidaceae) having short stout trunks embedded with reproductive cones and covered in spirally arranged leaf bases and topped by a crown of large leaves with many divisions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Cycadeae (subfamily of Cycadaceae) (formerly used as synonym of Cycadaceae) (from Cycad-, Cycas, type genus + -eae) + -oidea

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“Cycadeoidea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cycadeoidea. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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