encephalartos

Noun

Meaning

any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves

Hypernyms

Examples

Cassava is sometimes described as the 'bread of the tropics' citation but should not be confused with the tropical and equatorial bread tree (Encephalartos), the breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) or the African breadfruit (Treculia africana). Source: Internet

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