SINCE 1828
zamia
noun
za·mia
| \ ˈzā-mē-ə
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Definition of zamia
: 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
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