Definition of Lycopodium in English :

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Lycopodium meaning in English

Meaning of Lycopodium in English

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Lycopodium pronunciation in English

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Lycopodium

see synonyms of lycopodium

Noun

1. genus lycopodium, lycopodium

type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations

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Lycopodium

see synonyms of lycopodium
noun
any club moss of the genus Lycopodium, resembling moss but having vascular tissue and spore-bearing cones: family Lycopodiaceae
See also ground pine (sense 2)

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Lycopodium

see synonyms of lycopodium
noun
1. 
any of a genus (Lycopodium) of usually creeping, often evergreen, lycopods, very popular as Christmas decorations
2. 
the flammable yellow powder found in the spore cases of these plants, used in making fireworks and in medicine

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Lycopodium

see synonyms of lycopodium
n.
1. A plant of the genus Lycopodium, which includes many of the club mosses.
2. The yellowish powdery spores of certain club mosses, especially Lycopodium clavatum, formerly used in fireworks and explosives and as a covering for pills.

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