lycopod

[ lahy-kuh-pod ]

noun

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

Origin of lycopod

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

Also ly·co·po·di·um [lahy-kuh-poh-dee-uhm]. /ˌlaɪ kəˈpoʊ di əm/.

Words Nearby lycopod

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How to use lycopod in a sentence

Another lycopod of this period, the Lomatophloyos crassicaule, attained dimensions still more colossal.
The World Before the Deluge | Louis Figuier
These two genera represent the climax of development of the lycopod family.
Ancient Plants | Marie C. Stopes

British Dictionary definitions for lycopod

lycopod

/ (ˈlaɪkəˌpɒd) /

noun

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

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