sago palm
Feathery potted plant
A sago palm is a tropical plant with a thick trunk and feathery fronds resembling a palm tree, though it's actually a cycad—an ancient plant group predating dinosaurs.
The pith yields sago, a starchy food.
Sago palms are popular ornamental plants but highly toxic to pets and humans if ingested.
- cycadPalmlike ancient seed plant
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
- prehistoric plantFlora predating human civilization
- dioeciousHaving separate male, female organisms
- neurotoxinPoison attacking neural tissue
fronds · feathery leaves · food source · pith · ethnobotany · tropical garden · Japanese garden · houseplant · potted plant · trunk · slow-growing · landscaping · starch · spiny · toxic · tapioca · leathery · ornamental
botanical classification (true vs. false palms)
sago palmcoconut palm
Drupe-bearing tropical tree
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