club moss

noun

any plant of the genus Lycopodium.

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Origin of club moss

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby club moss

club fungus, club grass, club hair, club hand, club line, club moss, club root, club sandwich, club soda, club sofa, club steak

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Example sentences from the Web for club moss

There are many kinds of ground evergreens, most of them members of the Lycopodiaceæ, or club-moss family.
Harper's Young People, December 23, 1879|Various
But coal is as much an essential condition of this growth and development as carbonic acid is for that of a club-moss.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson
The girl come to me slowly, stooped and tore from the ground a strand of club-moss.
The Little Red Foot|Robert W. Chambers
The bracken and the club-moss of our British moors grow associated with tree-ferns.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband

His "feather" is the Traveller's Joy, his "hatband" the club-moss.
The Dukeries|R. Murray Gilchrist

British Dictionary definitions for club moss

club moss

noun

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

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