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CLUBMOSS FAMILY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales
Synonyms:
clubmoss family; family Lycopodiaceae; Lycopodiaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("clubmoss family" is a kind of...):
fern family (families of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "clubmoss family"):
genus Lycopodium; Lycopodium (type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations)
Holonyms ("clubmoss family" is a member of...):
Lycopodiales; order Lycopodiales (lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae)
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