[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

zamia \za"mia\, n. l. zamia a kind of fir cone, from gr. ?, ?,
   hurt, damage. see plin. xvi. 44. bot.
   a genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low
   palms, but with exogenous wood. see coontie, and illust. of
   strobile.
   1913 webster
see also:
coontie strobile 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

zamia
     n : any of various cycads of the genus zamia; among the smallest
         and most verdant cycads

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