Cycas
noun
Cy·cas
ˈsīˌkas,
-kəs
: a genus (the type of the family Cycadaceae) of widely distributed tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with the persisting bases of the old leaves see sago palm
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, perhaps from Greek kykas, manuscript variant of koïkas, accusative plural of koïx doom palm (Hyphaene thebaica)