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lycopod /ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)pɒd /noun BotanyA clubmoss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period.- Class Lycopsida: several families.
Coal forests of giant lycopods, calamites, pteridophytes and ferns cover the tropical landmasses....- The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
- The earliest of the vascular plants are the pteridophytes and lycopods.
Origin Mid 19th century: anglicized form of lycopodium. |