tiě

technical
noun

Meaning of 苏铁

苏铁 means cycas (Cycas revoluta); evergreen tropical tree with large pinnate leaves; commonly called 'iron tree'. Pronounced sū tiě.

  • cycas (Cycas revoluta); evergreen tropical tree with large pinnate leaves; commonly called 'iron tree'

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zhū
tiě
jīng
zài
huā
yuán
shēng
zhǎng
le
shí
duō
nián
 

This cycas has been growing in the garden for more than fifty years.

tiě
shì
zhǒng
lǎo
de
luǒ
zhí
 
bèi
chēng
wéi
huó
huà
shí
 

The cycas is an ancient gymnosperm known as a living fossil.

Tiě
shù
kāi
huā
hěn
nán
 
yīn
wèi
tiě
shēng
zhǎng
huǎn
màn
 

It is extremely rare for an iron tree to bloom because cycas grows incredibly slowly.

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