lycopodium Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ly`co*po"di*um noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. wolf + , , a foot.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiaceæ; club moss.

Webster 1913