Definition of Cycas revoluta

1. Noun. Dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago.

Exact synonyms: Sago Palm
Generic synonyms: Cycad
Specialized synonyms: Cycas Circinalis, False Sago, Fern Palm
Terms within: Jaggary, Jaggery, Jagghery

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cycas Revoluta

Cyathostoma
Cyathostomum
Cybele
Cyber Monday
Cyberia
Cybil
Cybill
Cycadaceae
Cycadales
Cycadofilicales
Cycadophyta
Cycadophytina
Cycadopsida
Cycas
Cycas circinalis
Cycas revoluta
Cyclades
Cycladic
Cycladic civilisation
Cycladic civilization
Cycladic culture
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen neopolitanum
Cyclamen purpurascens
Cycliophora
Cycloloma
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Cyclopean
Cyclopean architecture
Cyclopes

Literary usage of Cycas revoluta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1903)
"The Japanese gardeners produce examples of their native species, cycas revoluta, with from 15 to 20 branches, and some of these plants are known to be ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial by Edward Balfour (1885)
"A similar substance, under the name of sago, is obtained from species of Zamia in the Bahamas and other West India islands ; in Japan, from cycas revoluta ..."

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