Lycopodium
Lycopodium , noun
[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed} wolf + {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, a foot.]
(Botany) A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order Lycopodiacea; club moss.
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Lycopodium powder , a fine powder or dust composed of the spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order Lycopodiacea. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of lightning.