Zamia

Origin

From the genus name Zamia.

Full definition of zamia

Noun

1. Any of various cycads of the genus Zamia
• 1997, Knut Norstog & Trevor J. Nicholls, The Biology of the Cycads, It was, in fact, the starchy stems that in some cases led to depletion of wild zamias in some regions of Florida.

Hyponyms

• coontie, sago zamia, Jamaica sago tree,  - type species

Derived terms

• zamia staggers