Zamia

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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.

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