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CYCAS REVOLUTA

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Meaning:

Dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago

Synonyms:

Cycas revoluta; sago palm

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Cycas revoluta" is a kind of...):

cycad (any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves)

Meronyms (substance of "Cycas revoluta"):

jaggary; jaggery; jagghery (unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Cycas revoluta"):

Cycas circinalis; false sago; fern palm (southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage)

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