lycopodium
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lycopodium
C18: New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot
Example Sentences
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Oddly enough, these mosses were the big forefathers of the moss we know as lycopodium, which in a powdered state is used to produce flash signals.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various
By constitutional remedies directed against the predisposing factor or factors, and the application of cooling lotions of vinegar or alcohol and water, or dusting-powders of starch and lycopodium.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
Two cases, however, where he does so may be instanced, viz. the burning of magnesium powder and of lycopodium, both of which are used for the imitation of lightning in theatres.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" by Various
Powdered resin or lycopodium thrown on to the flame of a candle from a quill is said to be effective as lightning.
From The Peace Egg and Other tales by Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty
It may be easily imitated by dusting an ordinary piece of window-glass over with lycopodium, placing a candle near it, and then looking at the candle-flame through the dusty glass from a fair distance.
From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
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