Phrase guide

club moss

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: club-moss, lycopod

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fern ally

Narrower terms: shining clubmoss, Lycopodium lucidulum, alpine clubmoss, Lycopodium alpinum, fir clubmoss, mountain clubmoss, little clubmoss, Lycopodium selago, ground pine, Christmas green, spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: dzeł tlʼuuleʼ — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Bulgarian: плавун (plavun) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Dutch: wolfsklauw — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Finnish: liekokasvi — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • German: Bärlapp — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Greek: μούσκλι (moúskli) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Greek: βρύο (vrýo) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Hungarian: korpafű — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Icelandic: jafni — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Irish: garbhógach — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Komi-Permyak: кӧчвонь (köćvoń) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Komi-Zyrian: кӧчвӧнь (köćvöń) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Korean: 석송강 (seoksonggang) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Māori: mātukutuku — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Māori: puakarimu — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Eastern Mari: маскавота (maskavota) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Eastern Mari: маскавуч (maskavuč) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Western Mari: иӓшуды (iäšudy) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Polish: widłak — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Russian: плау́н (plaún) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Russian: ликопо́диум (likopódium) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Tagalog: likopodyo — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Udmurt: кыйӝуй (kyjdžuj) — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • Welsh: cnwp-fwsogl — any member of the family Lycopodiaceae