CYCAS

Cycas, genus Cycas

(noun) type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

cycas (plural cycases)

(botany) Any member of the plant genus Cycas.

Source: Wiktionary

Cy"cas (s"ks), n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin. Linnæus derives it from one of the "obscure Greek words."] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition