lycopodium
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of lycopodium
C18: New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The room was prettily decorated with the racing jackets and caps of the riders in the races, and with scarlet wreaths of geranium and hibiscus mingled with lycopodium ferns and selaginella.
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie
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 Scully, W. C. (William Charles)
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
There were fish in the wide basin around the fountain, which was edged with a broad border of lycopodium.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 by Various
The word lycopodium means "wolf's claw," because of the claw-like ends to the trailing stems of this moss; and the word clavatum signifies that its inflorescence resembles a club.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
