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Lycopodium
Lyˊco-po′di-um
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK] wolf + [GREEK], [GREEK], a foot.]
(Bot.)
A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order
Lycopodiaceæ
; club moss. Lycopodium powder
, a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of
Lycopodium
, and other plants of the order Lycopodiaceæ
. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.