a fine flammable powder consisting of ripe spores of the common clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatum; (also) the clubmoss itself.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > [noun] > lycopodium (5) witch meal1792 a fine flammable powder consisting of ripe spores of the common clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatum; (also) the clubmoss itself. lycopodium1836 The fine powder formed by the ripe spores of species of Lycopodium, known as ‘vegetable brimstone’ from its inflammability. Also lycopodium dust, ly… vegetable brimstone1838 a finely-grained flammable powder consisting of the spores of a club moss (genus Lycopodium); = lycopodium, n. 2. lycopode1866 = lycopodium, n. 2. vegetable sulphur1887 (a) an alchemical form of sulphur; (also) sulphur of vegetable origin; (now historical); (b) = vegetable brimstone n. |
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