[ ˌlʌɪkə(ʊ)'pəʊdɪəm ]
■ noun
1》 a plant of a genus that includes the common clubmosses. [Genus Lycopodium .]
2》 a fine flammable powder consisting of clubmoss spores, formerly used as an absorbent in surgery and in making fireworks.
Derivatives
lycopod noun
Origin
mod. L., from Gk lukos 'wolf' + pous , pod- 'foot' (because of the claw-like shape of the root).