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Definition: Lycopodium powder
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.
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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.
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