noun
Meaning 1
A club moss of the genus Lycopodium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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lycopodium
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noun
Meaning 2
type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Lycopodium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fern genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to lyco- + -podium.
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Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: lycopodium — Translations
- Dutch: wolfsklauw — Translations
- Ido: likopodio — Translations
- Komi-Permyak: кӧчвонь (köćvoń) — Translations
- Komi-Zyrian: кӧчвӧнь (köćvöń) — Translations
- Eastern Mari: маскавота (maskavota) — Translations
- Eastern Mari: маскавуч (maskavuč) — Translations
- Western Mari: иӓшуды (iäšudy) — Translations
- Polish: widłak — Translations
- Russian: ликопо́диум (likopódium) — Translations
- Russian: плаун (plaun) — Translations
- Udmurt: кыйӝуй (kyjdžuj) — Translations
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