LYCOPODIUM


Meaning of LYCOPODIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlī-kə-ˈpō-dē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lykos wolf + podion, diminutive of pod-, pous foot — more at foot

Date: circa 1706

1. : any of a large genus ( Lycopodium ) of erect or creeping club mosses with reduced or scalelike evergreen leaves

2. : a fine yellowish flammable powder composed of lycopodium spores and used especially in pharmacy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.