lycopodium
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lycopodium
C18: New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot
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Vooda had a small quantity of lycopodium powder in his left hand.
From Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories by W. C. (William Charles) Scully
Amongst the various specifics recommended for the cure of plica, is the lycopodium, hence called herba plicaria; the vinca, or perventia.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
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
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 Sir Oliver Lodge
A can of peaches without any peaches in it, holds a specimen of lycopodium, and a marvelous lantern that folds up into nothing by day and grows big at night, brings up the rear.
From The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George L. Prentiss
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