selaginella

/ (ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə) /

noun

any club moss of the genus Selaginella, having stems covered in small pointed leaves and small spore-bearing cones: family Selaginellaceae: See also resurrection plant

Origin of selaginella

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin selāgō plant similar to the savin

Words Nearby selaginella

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How to use selaginella in a sentence

In the United Kingdom there is only one native species of selaginella.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
You will find vast mats of these leathery little Polypodys growing with rock-selaginella on the great boulders of the river woods.
The Garden, You, and I | Mabel Osgood Wright
Open 4-valved spore-case of a selaginella, and its four large spores (macrospores), magnified.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
To start away with, the selaginella bears two kinds of spores, each of which in its development has a definite sex character.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
Nearest to the water the primeval garden began with ferns and creeping selaginella.
At Last | Charles Kingsley

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