lycopodium : Idioms & Phrases
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genus lycopodium
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noun type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
Lycopodium.
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lycopodium alopecuroides
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noun ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States
foxtail grass.
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lycopodium alpinum
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noun a variety of club moss
alpine clubmoss.
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lycopodium clavitum
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noun a variety of club moss
running pine.
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lycopodium complanatum
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noun a variety of club moss
ground cedar; staghorn moss.
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lycopodium lucidulum
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noun a variety of club moss
shining clubmoss.
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lycopodium obscurum
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noun a variety of club moss
tree clubmoss; ground fir; princess pine.
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Lycopodium powder
- a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order
Lycopodiaceæ . It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.
Webster 1913
lycopodium selago
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noun of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir
little clubmoss; mountain clubmoss; fir clubmoss.