lycopod

[ lahy-kuh-pod ]

noun

1. any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.

lycopod

/ ˈlaɪkəˌpɒd /

noun

1. another name for a club moss, esp one of the genus Lycopodium

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycopod¹

1700–10; < New Latin lycopodium, equivalent to Greek lýk ( os ) wolf + -o- -o- + New Latin -podium -podium; allegedly so named from the claw-like shape of the root

Example Sentences

Another Lycopod of this period, the Lomatophloyos crassicaule, attained dimensions still more colossal.

From Project Gutenberg

These two genera represent the climax of development of the Lycopod family.

From Project Gutenberg