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encephalartos
noun
any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
Hypernyms: ↑cycad
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Encephalartos

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\\ə̇nˌsefəˈlärd.əs\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek enkephalos heart of the date palm, brain + artos bread — more at arto-
1. capitalized : a genus of arborescent African cycads (family Cycadaceae) having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of mostly long spiny pinnate leaves — see kaffir bread
2. -es : any plant of the genus Encephalartos

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Encephalartos /en-sef-ə-lärˈtos/
noun
A genus of S African cycads
ORIGIN: Gr enkephalos within the head, or palm-cabbage, and artos bread

Useful english dictionary. 2012.