noun
Meaning 1
A club moss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Standard Lemma guide
lycopod
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noun
Meaning 2
Any member of the Lycopodiophyta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: club moss, club-moss
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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
History
Etymology
From lyco- + -pod. Calque of English wolf's-foot.