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lycopodium

lycopodium noun: a club moss of the genus Lycopodium.

Noun

lycopodium (plural lycopodiums or lycopodia)

  1. A club moss of the genus Lycopodium.
    • We passed a torrent of water which is not much lower than the boiling point, and has a most singular appearance as it foams over its rugged bed, sending up clouds of steam, and often concealed by the overhanging herbage of ferns and lycopodia, which here thrive with more luxuriance than elsewhere.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 180

lycopodium meaning in Tamil

lycopodium in Tamil

இலைக்கப்போடியம்

Forms of lycopodium

plurallycopodiums
plurallycopodia

Origin of lycopodium

Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to lyco- + -podium.

Words formed from lycopodium

Phrases with lycopodium

Questions about lycopodium

What does lycopodium mean?
Lycopodium means a club moss of the genus Lycopodium.
What is lycopodium in Tamil?
Lycopodium in Tamil is இலைக்கப்போடியம். See Lycopodium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lycopodium?
Lycopodium is a noun.
What is the plural of lycopodium?
The plural of lycopodium is lycopodiums.

Words near lycopodium in the dictionary

  1. lycopodins
  2. lycopodiophyte
  3. lycopodiophytes
  4. lycopodite
  5. lycopodites
  6. lycopodium
  7. lycopodium powder
  8. lycopodium powders
  9. lycopodiums
  10. lycopods
  11. Lycopolis

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