lycopod
American
[lahy-kuh-pod]
/ ˈlaɪ kəˌpɒd /
Also
lycopodium
noun
lycopod
British
/ ˈlaɪkəˌpɒd /
noun
Etymology
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
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