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• a variation of lycopod.

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

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

In Russia and in Poland they are composed of decomposed or decayed hawthorn-wood powder and lycopodium.

From History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present Moral and Physical Reasons for its Performance by Peter Charles Remondino

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 Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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

This pocket contained a quantity of loose lycopodium powder.

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

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