lycopodium

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L0302900 (lī′kə-pō′dē-əm)n.1. A plant of the genus Lycopodium, which includes many of the club mosses.2. The yellowish powdery spores of certain club mosses, especially Lycopodium clavatum, formerly used in fireworks and explosives and as a covering for pills.

[New Latin Lycopodium, genus name : Greek lukos, wolf; see wl̥k^wo- in Indo-European roots + Greek podion, diminutive of pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˌlaɪkəˈpəʊdɪəm) n (Plants) any club moss of the genus Lycopodium, resembling moss but having vascular tissue and spore-bearing cones: family Lycopodiaceae. See also ground pine²[C18: New Latin, from Greek, from lukos wolf + pous foot]

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Lycopodium - type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorationsgenus Lycopodiumfern genus - genera of ferns and fern alliesclubmoss family, family Lycopodiaceae, Lycopodiaceae - a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales

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[‚lī·kə′pōd·ē·əm] (materials) A yellow powder prepared from the spores of Lycopodium clavatum ; used as a desiccant and absorbent.

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a genus of evergreen herbaceous plants of the family Lycopodiaceae. The numerous spikelets are apical and dense. They consist of an axis with spirally arranged sporophylls, on the upper side of which are the sporangia. The subulate leaves are on unflattened branches. There are approximately ten species, distributed primarily in the forest zone of the northern hemisphere. The spores are used by the pharmaceutical industry and in foundry work.

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ly·co·po·di·um

(lī'kō-pō'dē-ŭm), The spores of Lycopodium clavatum (family Lycopodiaceae) and other species of L.; a yellow, tasteless, and odorless powder; was used as a dusting powder and in pharmacy to prevent the agglutination of pills in a box. Synonym(s): club moss, vegetable sulfur [G. lykos, wolf, + pous, foot]

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Homeopathy
A homeopathic remedy formulated from Lycopodium clavatum used to treat GI complaints (e.g., bloating, constipation, nausea and vomiting), as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, flu-related fatigue, hair loss, haemorrhoids, kidney stones, nervous headaches, prostatitis, psoriasis, and increased libido accompanied by decreased performance.

lycopodium

(lī″kŏ-pōd′ē-ŭm) [Gr. lykos, wolf + podo- + -ium] A yellow powder formed from spores of Lycopodium clavatum, a club moss.

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noun type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae

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