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Lycopodium \Ly`co*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?, ?, a foot.]

(Bot.) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiace[ae]; club moss. [1913 Webster]

Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiace[ae]. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Lycopodium

noun

type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn: genus Lycopodium]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Lycopodium \Ly`co*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?, ?, a foot.]

(Bot.) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiace[ae]; club moss.

Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiace[ae]. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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