"lesser clubmoss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lesser clubmosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lesser clubmoss (plural lesser clubmosses)
  1. Selaginella selaginoides, a vascular plant of the family Selaginellaceae that resembles moss and is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. Categories (lifeform): Spore plants Synonyms: northern spikemoss, prickly mountain-moss, lesser club-moss, Lesser Clubmoss Translations (Selaginella selaginoides): mähkä (Finnish), mosajafni [masculine] (Icelandic), cnwp-fwsogl bach [masculine] (Welsg)

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