genus Dioon

genus Dioon
noun
small genus of arborescent cycads of Mexico and Central America; sometimes classified in family Cycadaceae
Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Zamiaceae, ↑family Zamiaceae, ↑zamia family
Member Meronyms: ↑dioon

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