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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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Example Sentences

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lycopodium

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 problem was to account for the fact that light bodies, such as the seed of lycopodium, collected at the vibrating parts of sounding plates, while sand ran to the nodal lines.

From Faraday as a Discoverer by John Tyndall

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

Two cases, however, where he does so may be instanced, viz. the burning of magnesium powder and of lycopodium, both of which are used for the imitation of lightning in theatres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 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 William Thomas Fernie

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