lycopod

ly·co·pod

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahy-kuh-pod]
- /ˈlaɪ kəˌpɒd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lahy-kuh-pod]
- /ˈlaɪ kəˌpɒd/

Definitions of lycopod word

noun lycopod any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine. 1
noun lycopod A club moss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period. 1
noun lycopod another name for a club moss, esp one of the genus Lycopodium 0
noun lycopod any of a division (Lycopodiophyta) of living or fossil vascular plants with small leaves having a single vascular strand, and spores produced in cones at the tips of the stems or in leaf axils, including lycopodiums, selaginellas, and quillworts; club moss 0
noun lycopod (botany) A club moss. 0
noun lycopod (botany) Any member of the Lycopodiophyta. 0

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Origin of lycopod

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

1700-10; < New Latin lycopodium, equivalent to Greek lýk(os) wolf + -o- -o- + New Latin -podium -podium; allegedly so named from the claw-like shape of the root

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lycopod popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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