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cycadaceous

American  
[sahy-kuh-dey-shuhs, sik-uh-] / ˌsaɪ kəˈdeɪ ʃəs, ˌsɪk ə- /

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.


Etymology

Origin of cycadaceous

1830–40; < New Latin Cycad- ( see cycad) + -aceous

Example Sentences

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We have therefore a marsh-loving or river-side animal, dwelling amidst filicine, cycadaceous, and coniferous shrubs and trees full of insects and small mammalia.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

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