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    LITTLE CLUB MOSS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginellaplay

    Synonyms:

    little club moss; spike moss; spikemoss

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("little club moss" is a kind of...):

    club-moss; club moss; lycopod (primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "little club moss"):

    basket spikemoss; meadow spikemoss; Selaginella apoda (spikemoss forming dense mats; eastern North America)

    dwarf lycopod; rock spikemoss; Selaginella rupestris (tufted spikemoss forming loose spreading mats; eastern North America)

    desert selaginella; Selaginella eremophila (prostrate spikemoss; California)

    resurrection plant; rose of Jericho; Selaginella lepidophylla (densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions)

    florida selaginella; Selaginella eatonii (occurs widely in Florida)

    Holonyms ("little club moss" is a member of...):

    genus Selaginella; Selaginella (type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss)

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