zamiahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zamia_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZamia, n.
First published 1921; not fully revised

Zamianoun

Botany.
  1. 1819–
    A genus of cycadaceous plants, natives of the tropical and subtropical parts of North America, the West Indies, and South Africa, resembling dwarf palms, with fern-like leaves and oblong cones; a plant of this genus.
    1. 1819
      The embryo of Zamia is reversed with regard to the pericarp, and occupies an axile cavity in a large endosperm.
      J. Lindley, translation of L.-C. Richard, Observations on Structure of Fruits & Seeds 74
    2. 1827
      The Zamia is a palm with a large scaly protuberance above the surface.
      Gard. Magazine vol. II. 425
    3. 1841
      The native had..gone away to look for Zamia nuts.
      G. Grey, Journal Two Exped. Discov. vol. II. iii. 61
    4. 1847
      Zamias, cycadeæ, and such plants.
      D. T. Ansted, Ancient World ix. 219

Zamia, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

Zamia, n. was last modified in December 2024.