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SPIKE MOSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
Synonyms:
little club moss; spike moss; spikemoss
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spike 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 "spike 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 ("spike 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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