"spike moss" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spike mosses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spike moss (plural spike mosses)
  1. Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Selaginellaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores. Categories (lifeform): Spore plants Synonyms: lycopod (english: includes Lycopodium, the club moss), spikemoss Translations (any plant in the family Selaginellaceae): mähkä (Finnish), tségad (Navajo)

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