Found 2 items, similar to Lycopodium.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Lycopodium
Lycopodium
n : type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping
evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
[syn:
genus Lycopodium]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lycopodium
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]