Relating to or belonging to the cycad family of plants; having characteristics typical of cycads.
Derived from 'cycadaceae' (the plant family) with the Latin suffix '-ous' (having the quality of), creating an adjective meaning 'of or like cycads.'
When botanists say something is 'cycadaceous,' they're describing plants with that distinctive palm-like crown of stiff, feathery leaves—a look that hasn't changed much in 200 million years!
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