noun
any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
• Syn: ↑spikemoss, ↑little club moss
• Hyponyms:
↑meadow spikemoss, ↑basket spikemoss, ↑Selaginella apoda, ↑rock spikemoss, ↑dwarf lycopod, ↑Selaginella rupestris, ↑desert selaginella, ↑Selaginella eremophila, ↑resurrection plant, ↑rose of Jericho, ↑Selaginella lepidophylla, ↑florida selaginella, ↑Selaginella eatonii
• Member Holonyms: ↑Selaginella, ↑genus Selaginella
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any of numerous plants of the genus Selaginella, allied to and resembling the club mosses.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.