Lycopod

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A club moss.
  2. 2
    primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles wordnet
  3. 3
    Any member of the Lycopodiophyta.

Synonyms

All synonyms
club mossclub mossclub-mossspike mossspike moss

Etymology

From lyco- + -pod. Calque of English wolf's-foot.

Related phrases

club moss

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