lycopod

Meanings

• A genus of vascular plants in the Lycopodaceae family, commonly known as clubmosses.

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Variants

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lycopod , lycopods

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Etymology

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The name Lycopod comes from the Greek words lykos (wolf) and pous (foot). This name refers to the wolf's foot-like appearance of the rhizomes or root structures of these plants.

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Trivia

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1. Lycopods are one of the oldest surviving groups of vascular plants, with fossil records dating back over 400 million years.

2. The name Lycopodium was first coined by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The word Lycopodium is derived from the Greek words lykos (wolf) and pous (foot).

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Lycopods, particularly those belonging to the genera Lycopodium and Selaginella, have been used in various cultures for medicinal purposes, as well as for religious and symbolic reasons.

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