Genus Cycas (Noun)
Meaning
Type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The genus Cycas is a type of cycad that is commonly found in tropical regions of the Old World.
- Cycas revoluta, a species within the genus Cycas, is often cultivated as an ornamental plant in warm climates.
- The genus Cycas is characterized by its columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves.
- Plants within the genus Cycas have large, pinnate leaves that resemble those of palm trees.
- The genus Cycas is the type genus of the family Cycadaceae, which includes several other genera of cycads.