Transcription
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- [lahy-kuh-pod]
- /ˈlaɪ kəˌpɒd/
- /lˌaɪkəpˈəʊdiəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahy-kuh-pod]
- /ˈlaɪ kəˌpɒd/
Definitions of lycopodium word
- noun lycopodium any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine. 1
- noun lycopodium A plant of a genus that includes the common club mosses. 1
- noun lycopodium any club moss of the genus Lycopodium, resembling moss but having vascular tissue and spore-bearing cones: family Lycopodiaceae 0
- noun lycopodium any of a genus (Lycopodium) of usually creeping, often evergreen, lycopods, very popular as Christmas decorations 0
- noun lycopodium the flammable yellow powder found in the spore cases of these plants, used in making fireworks and in medicine 0
- noun lycopodium club moss. 0
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Origin of lycopodium
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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Parts of speech for Lycopodium
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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lycopodium 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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