"lycopodium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lycopodiums [plural], lycopodia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to lyco- + -podium. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mul|Lycopodium}} Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, {{der|mul|grc|λύκος||wolf}} Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”), {{af|en|lyco-|-podium}} lyco- + -podium Head templates: {{en-noun|s|lycopodia}} lycopodium (plural lycopodiums or lycopodia)
  1. A club moss of the genus Lycopodium. Derived forms: lycopodium powder Translations (Translations): lycopodium [masculine] (Dutch), wolfsklauw [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), маскавота (maskavota) (Eastern Mari), маскавуч (maskavuč) (Eastern Mari), likopodio (Ido), кӧчвонь (köćvoń) (Komi-Permyak), кӧчвӧнь (köćvöń) (Komi-Zyrian), widłak [masculine] (Polish), ликопо́диум (likopódium) [inanimate, masculine] (Russian), плаун (plaun) (Russian), кыйӝуй (kyjdžuj) (Udmurt), иӓшуды (iäšudy) (Western Mari)

Inflected forms

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