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lycopod

noun
ly·​co·​pod | \ ˈlÄ«-kÉ™-ËŒpäd How to pronounce lycopod (audio) \

Definition of lycopod

: lycopodium sense 1 broadly : club moss

Examples of lycopod in a Sentence

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 Flowers had not evolved, and the ground was dominated by primitive plants called lycopods (ancestors of club mosses and quillworts). — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, "Meet the 240-million-year-old 'mother of all lizards'," 30 May 2018

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First Known Use of lycopod

1861, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for lycopod

New Latin Lycopodium

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