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Definition of lycopodium in English: lycopodiumnoun ˌlʌɪkə(ʊ)ˈpəʊdɪəmˌlaɪkəˈpoʊdiəm 1A plant of a genus that includes the common clubmosses. Genus Lycopodium, family Lycopodiaceae Example sentencesExamples - Insert sections of lycopodium all around the bottle brush to create a realistic miniature Christmas tree.
- Dried lycopodium is used for making herbal tea, which is good for diarrhea, urinary complains, and inflammations.
- For all Lycopodium species, the aerial stems have two primary functions.
- 1.1mass noun A fine flammable powder consisting of clubmoss spores, formerly used as an absorbent in surgery, in experiments in the physical sciences, and in making fireworks.
Example sentencesExamples - She had been prescribed lycopodium by her homeopath and this had helped a great deal but only gave symptomatic relief.
- After users discovered that talcum powder caused patient complications similar to those caused by lycopodium powder, they began to transition to the use of cornstarch in 1947.
- The FDA further recommended that the use of talc or lycopodium be banned, despite the fact that these substances already have been out of favor for several decades.
- Dusting powder (ie, lycopodium, talcum powder, or a combination of the two) was introduced.
- The fine plastic yellow mud will put lycopodium powder to shame, as it were.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek lukos ‘wolf’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’ (because of the clawlike shape of the root). Definition of lycopodium in US English: lycopodiumnounˌlīkəˈpōdēəmˌlaɪkəˈpoʊdiəm 1A plant of a genus that includes the common club mosses. Genus Lycopodium, family Lycopodiaceae Example sentencesExamples - Dried lycopodium is used for making herbal tea, which is good for diarrhea, urinary complains, and inflammations.
- Insert sections of lycopodium all around the bottle brush to create a realistic miniature Christmas tree.
- For all Lycopodium species, the aerial stems have two primary functions.
- 1.1 A fine, flammable powder consisting of club moss spores, formerly used as an absorbent in surgery, in experiments in the physical sciences, and in making fireworks.
Example sentencesExamples - The fine plastic yellow mud will put lycopodium powder to shame, as it were.
- She had been prescribed lycopodium by her homeopath and this had helped a great deal but only gave symptomatic relief.
- The FDA further recommended that the use of talc or lycopodium be banned, despite the fact that these substances already have been out of favor for several decades.
- After users discovered that talcum powder caused patient complications similar to those caused by lycopodium powder, they began to transition to the use of cornstarch in 1947.
- Dusting powder (ie, lycopodium, talcum powder, or a combination of the two) was introduced.
Origin Modern Latin, from Greek lukos ‘wolf’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’ (because of the clawlike shape of the root). |