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lycopodium

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/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lycopodium

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

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Raphael Hefti's Lycopodium, 2011 was made by burning spores of the plant on photo paper.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012

Photograph: Raphael Hefti/Ancient and Modern Gallery Why we like him: For his series of photograms Lycopodium, where rainbow moonscapes are wrought by burning the spores of plants on photographic paper.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012

Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/35c26 Your ongoing guide to who's who in the contemporary art world Raphael Hefti's Lycopodium, 2011.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012

Plants from another planet ... detail from Raphael Hefti's Lycopodium, 2011.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2012

According to Mohl, the rootlets of certain species of Lycopodium act as tendrils.

From The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants by Darwin, Charles

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