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Zamia

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Za′mi-a

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Noun.
[L.
zamia
a kind of fir cone, from Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.]
(Bot.)
A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See
Coontie
, and Illust. of
Strobile
.

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