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n. - Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba.

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  • In the front, homeowner Tammy Kovar built a hill between existing palm trees and planted an understory, layering such native plants as silvery-blue saw palmettos, paurotis...
  • They only lay their eggs on the coontie plant, which was almost wiped out by urban spread itself.
  • He had brought back a new species of orchid, several undescribed beetles, and a pocketful of coontie seed.
  • Zamia (coontie), a native plant, and dune sunflowers and palms give Advanced Medical Center its native splendor.
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