club moss

American

noun

any plant of the genus Lycopodium.

club moss British

noun

any mosslike tracheophyte plant of the phylum Lycopodophyta , having erect or creeping stems covered with tiny overlapping leaves

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Etymology

Origin of club moss

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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The recently restored Hall of Mosses Trail loops through maples swathed with club moss.

From Seattle Times

Paleontologists have long held that before plants reproduced by seed, the wet environment favored spore plants such as ferns and club moss.

From Seattle Times

The basket at her side was full of club moss and gaily tinted toadstools.

From Project Gutenberg

Ferns and giant club mosses and cycads grew in swampy ground.

From Project Gutenberg

It encircled the soul as the tough underwood of the heather and the creeping tendrils of the club moss entangled the foot.

From Project Gutenberg

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