cycas

/sahy-kas, -kuhs/US // ˈsaɪ kæs, -kəs //

苏铁,苏卡,西洋杉,苏木

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several palmlike Old World tropical plants of the genus Cycas, some species of which are cultivated as ornamentals in warm climates.

The male plant produces once a year an enormous cone at the tip of the stem: Cycas rumphii.
The next day the settlers went to collect some and returned to Granite House with an ample supply of cycas stems.
The Cycas disappeared where the fresh water commenced; and it seemed to be confined to the sandy soil near the salt water.
We found here the carcase of a crocodile; and the skull of another was found near our camp at Cycas Creek.
The whole ascending growth of the Palm, Cycas, and the like (such as in Fig. 71) is from a terminal bud.