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/suy'keuh day"sheuhs, sik'euh/, adj.belonging or pertaining to the order Cycadales.[1830-40; < NL Cycad- (see CYCAD) + -ACEOUS]
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Cycadaceous — Cyc a*da ceous (s?k ? d? sh?s or s? k? ), a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cycadaceous — cy·ca·da·ceous … English syllables
cycadaceous — adjective see cycadaceae … Useful english dictionary
Arum maculatum — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coontie — Coon tie, n. (Bot.) A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the {Zamia integrifolia}, from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cycas revoluta — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cycas revoluta — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metroxylon Sagu — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portland sago — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sago — Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
