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lycopodium definition

ly·co·po·dium (lī′kō pō′dē əm)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Lycopodium) of usually creeping, often evergreen, lycopods, very popular as Christmas decorations
  2. the flammable yellow powder found in the spore cases of these plants, used in making fireworks and in medicine

Etymology: ModL < Gr lykos, wolf + -podium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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