genus encephalartos

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1. genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	gymnosperm genus,
definition	:	a genus of gymnosperms (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	encephalartos,
definition	:	any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	encephalartos caffer, kaffir bread,
definition	:	South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used as food (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family zamiaceae, zamia family, zamiaceae,
definition	:	a family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias (noun.plant)