noun
lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
• Syn: ↑order Lycopodiales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Lycopsida, ↑class Lycopsida, ↑Lycopodiate, ↑class Lycopodiate
• Member Meronyms: ↑Lycopodiaceae, ↑family Lycopodiaceae, ↑clubmoss family
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\\-ā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of plants (subdivision Lycopsida) coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae or extended to include also Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
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Lycopōdiāˈlēs, Lycopodīˈnae or Lycopodinˈeae plural noun
One of the main branches of the Pteridophytes, usu with dichotomously branched stems and axillary sporangia, commonly in cones
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Main Entry: ↑lycopod
Useful english dictionary. 2012.