Definitions for Dioon

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Dioon di·o·on

Spelling: [dahy-oh-on]

IPA: /ˈdaɪ oʊˌɒn/

Dioon is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in Dioon (dinoo).

Definitions for Dioon

noun

1. any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.

Origin of Dioon

New Latin (1843) Greek di- di-¹ + ōión egg; so named because the seeds are borne in pairs

Examples for Dioon

dioon, a genus of Cycads, natives of Mexico, where meal is prepared from the starchy seeds.