zamia noun.
['zeɪmɪǝ] E19.[mod. Latin (see below), from zamiae, misreading of azaniae pine cones, in a passage of Pliny.]Any of various cycads constituting the tropical American genus
Zamia (family Zamiaceae) or the allied Australian genus
Macrozamia formerly included in it. Also (
Austral.)
zamia palm.
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