selaginella
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of selaginella
C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin selāgō plant similar to the savin
Example Sentences
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In one of these club-mosses called Selaginella, the cases near the bottom of the cone contain large spores, while those near the top contain a powdery dust.
From The Fairy-Land of Science by Buckley, Arabella B.
In the second genus, Miadesmia, the seed-bearing plant was herbaceous, and much like a recent Selaginella.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)
Lastly, the very young fronds of a Fern and of a Selaginella circumnutated.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
To one of the lycopods, called Selaginella, reference will hereafter be made in connexion with its very instructive reproductive process.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 by Various
Secondly, the nucleus of the ovule corresponds with the macrosporangium of Selaginella, through the connecting link of the conifers, where the ovule is of similar origin and position to the macrosporangium of the Lycopodiaceæ.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
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