Zamia

See also: zamia

Translingual

Zamia furfuracea

Etymology

New Latin, from a misreading of azamiae (“pine nuts”) in a manuscript of Pliny.

Proper noun

Zamia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Zamiaceae – deciduous palm-like cycads.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Cycadophyta - subphylum; Cycadopsida - class; Cycadales - order; Zamiineae - suborder; Zamiaceae - family; Zamioideae - subfamily; Zamieae - tribe; Zamiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zamia pumila - type species

1. Synonym: Seminole bread

Derived terms

• Ceratozamia
• Lepidozamia
• Macrozamia

References

• Zamia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zamia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zamia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zamia at Gymnosperms Database