A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low palms, but with exogenous wood. See Coontie, and Illust. of Strobile.

any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads

Zamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, containing around 50 species, native to North, Central and South America. Species occur as far north as Georgia in the United States (Z. integrifola; the only cycad native to the United States) to as far south as Bolivia (Z. boliviana).