ly·co·po·di·um (l  k -p  d -m)n. 1. A plant of the genus Lycopodium, which includes the club mosses. 2. The yellowish powdery spores of certain club mosses, especially Lycopodium clavatum, used in fireworks and explosives and as a covering for pills. [New Latin Lycopodium, genus name : Greek lukos, wolf; see w  kwo- in Indo-European roots + Greek podion, diminutive of pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.] |
lycopodium [ˌlaɪkəˈpəʊdɪəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any club moss of the genus Lycopodium, resembling moss but having vascular tissue and spore-bearing cones: family Lycopodiaceae See also ground pine [2]
[New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot]
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| Noun | 1. |  Lycopodium - type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorationsfern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies clubmoss family, family Lycopodiaceae, Lycopodiaceae - a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales |
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