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encephalartos

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n.1.any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long, often spiny pinnate leaves.
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Noun1.encephalartos - any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
cycad - any tropical gymnosperm of the order Cycadales; having unbranched stems with a crown of fernlike leaves
genus Encephalartos - genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
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