Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Zamia \Za"mi*a\, n. [L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. ?, ?,
   hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.] (Bot.)
   A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low
   palms, but with exogenous wood. See {Coontie}, and Illust. of
   {Strobile}.

Source : WordNet®

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