Zamia

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

zamia
zāmĭa (sāmĭa; cf. Fleck. Ep. Crit. 12), ae, f., = ζημία, hurt , damage , loss (cf. detrimentum)...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.