dioon

[ dahy-oh-on ]

/ ˈdaɪ oʊˌɒn /

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noun

any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.

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Origin of dioon

<New Latin (1843) <Greek di-di-¹ + ōión egg; so named because the seeds are borne in pairs

Words nearby dioon

Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Dionysius the Areopagite, Dionysius Thrax, Dionysus, dioon, diophantine analysis, diophantine equation, Diophantus, diopside, diopsimeter

How to use dioon in a sentence

Dioon, a genus of Cycads, natives of Mexico, where meal is prepared from the starchy seeds.
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