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lesser clubmoss

lesser clubmoss noun: selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.

lesser clubmoss: selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is...
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Noun

lesser clubmoss (plural lesser clubmosses)

  1. Selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.
    • Interesting herbs which thrive in the shrubby understorey include lesser twayblade Listera cordata, an inconspicuous, green-flowered orchid, typical of coniferous woodlands and bogs, and several more primitive vascular plants, including alpine clubmoss Lycopodium alpinum and lesser clubmoss...1990, Pete Raine, Mediterranean Wildlife: The Rough Guide, →ISBN, page 252
    • Similarly, the grassland at Sheskinmore contains thirteen of the Bunduff site constant species, with only bog pimpernel and lesser clubmoss being absent, perhaps excluded by the longer sward […]2005, Margaret Pilkington, Science in the Countryside: Lifelong Learning for Ecological Citizenship, →ISBN, page 189
    Synonyms:
    northern spikemoss, prickly mountain-moss

Synonyms of lesser clubmoss

  • northern spikemoss
  • prickly mountain-moss

Forms of lesser clubmoss

plurallesser clubmosses
alternative formlesser club-moss
alternative formLesser Clubmoss

Questions about lesser clubmoss

What does lesser clubmoss mean?
Lesser clubmoss means selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere.
What part of speech is lesser clubmoss?
Lesser clubmoss is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser clubmoss?
The plural of lesser clubmoss is lesser clubmosses.

Words near lesser clubmoss in the dictionary

  1. Lesser Caucasus
  2. lesser celandine
  3. lesser celandines
  4. lesser chinchilla
  5. lesser chinchillas
  6. lesser clubmoss
  7. lesser clubmosses
  8. lesser crested tern
  9. lesser crested terns
  10. lesser cuckoo
  11. Lesser Eid

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