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lycopodium

British  

/ ˌlaɪkəˈpəʊdɪəm /

noun

1. any club moss of the genus Lycopodium, resembling moss but having vascular tissue and spore-bearing cones: family Lycopodiaceae See also ground pine

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Etymology

Origin of lycopodium

C18: New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot

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lycopodium

Flowers and ferns, and lycopodium moss, were always to be had in abundance; and the polished wooden walls were brightened by some beautiful scroll texts, printed by a friend in England.

From Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak by Henriette McDougall

The ground was covered with a damp green mould, strewn here and there with dead boughs, or patched with tufts of fern and lycopodium, throwing out their green hairy roots into the moist soil.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 49, November, 1861 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 Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Stretching forth his left hand, he liberated a small cloud of lycopodium powder, which ignited with a brilliant flash.

From Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories by W. C. (William Charles) Scully

Dusting-powders of starch, boric acid, lycopodium, talc, and zinc oxide are also valuable; the following combination is satisfactory:— ℞ Pulv. acidi borici, Pulv. talci veneti, Pulv. zinci oxidi, Pulv. amyli, ..........................āā......... ʒij.

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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon