Noun: encephalartos
- Any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves
"Encephalartos species are sometimes called 'bread trees' due to their edible pith"
Derived forms: encephalartoses
Type of: cycad
Part of: genus Encephalartos
Encyclopedia: Encephalartos