̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_nəˈlā(ˌ)lēz noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Selaginella + -ales
: an order of lower vascular plants (subclass Lycopodineae) that are sometimes included among the Lycopodiales from which they differ chiefly in having ligulate leaves, four-sided strobiles, and heterosporous reproduction and that are all placed in the single recent genus Selaginella