se·lag·i·nel·la (s -l j -n l )n. Any of numerous fernlike, usually prostrate plants of the genus Selaginella, having small scalelike leaves and bearing spores. [New Latin Sel  ginella, genus name, from Latin selg , selgin-, a plant resembling the savin.] |
selaginella [ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any club moss of the genus Selaginella, having stems covered in small pointed leaves and small spore-bearing cones: family Selaginellaceae See also resurrection plant
[from New Latin, diminutive of Latin selāgō plant similar to the savin]
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| Noun | 1. |  Selaginella - type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club mossfern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies family Selaginellaceae, Selaginellaceae - lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses |
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