'Lycopodium' definitions:
Definition of 'Lycopodium'
(from WordNet)
noun
Type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations [syn: Lycopodium, genus Lycopodium]
Definition of 'Lycopodium'
From: GCIDE
- Lycopodium \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]