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ly·co·po·di·um
\ˌlīkəˈpōdēəm\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from lyc- + -podium
1. capitalized : a large genus (the type of the family Lycopodiaceae) of erect or creeping plants that have evergreen one-nerved leaves in four to many ranks and are often used in Christmas decorations — see club moss, ground fir, ground pine
2. or lycopodium powder : a fine yellowish flammable powder composed of the spores of a club moss (as Lycopodium clavatum) and used as a dusting powder for the skin and for the surface of hand-rolled pills and as a component of fireworks and flashlight powders |