selaginella (redirected from selaginellas)

se·lag·i·nel·la  (s-lj-nl)

n.

Any of numerous fernlike, usually prostrate plants of the genus Selaginella, having small scalelike leaves and bearing spores.

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[New Latin Selginella, genus name, from Latin selg, selgin-, a plant resembling the savin.]

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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

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Selaginella - type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss genus Selaginella fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies family Selaginellaceae, Selaginellaceae - lesser club mosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses little club moss, spike moss, spikemoss - any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella