About The Word Lycopodium
Learn about the word Lycopodium to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lycopodium definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Lycopodium
| Lycopodium Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Lycopodium?
[n] type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lycopodium: genus Lycopodium Related Terms | Find terms related to Lycopodium: See Also | clubmoss family | family Lycopodiaceae | fern genus | Lycopodiaceae Lycopodium In Webster's Dictionary \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.
{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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Enjoyableness ‐ pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the…
- Play out ‐ become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out…
- Hexapoda ‐ insects; about five-sixths of all known…
- Giant bamboo ‐ immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms…
- Attention-getting ‐ likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" [adj]…
- Alytes obstetricans ‐ European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped…
- Jarringly ‐ in a manner that jars and irritates; "the piano was jarringly…
- Torricelli ‐ Italian physicist who invented the mercury barometer…
- Keratodermia ‐ any skin disorder consisting of a growth that…
- Platy ‐ small stocky Mexican fish; popular…