| Noun | 1. | little club moss - any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles genus Selaginella, Selaginella - type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss basket spikemoss, meadow spikemoss, Selaginella apoda - spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America dwarf lycopod, rock spikemoss, Selaginella rupestris - tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America desert selaginella, Selaginella eremophila - prostrate spikemoss; California resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla - densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions florida selaginella, Selaginella eatonii - occurs widely in Florida |