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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lycopodium \Ly`co*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?, ?, a
     foot.] (Bot.)
     A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order
     Lycopodiace[ae]; club moss.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of the
        spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order
        Lycopodiace[ae]. It is highly inflammable, and is
        sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the
        artificial representation of lightning.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lycopodium \Ly`co*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?, ?, a
     foot.] (Bot.)
     A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order
     Lycopodiace[ae]; club moss.
  
     Lycopodium powder, a fine powder or dust composed of the
        spores of Lycopodium, and other plants of the order
        Lycopodiace[ae]. It is highly inflammable, and is
        sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the
        artificial representation of lightning.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lycopodium powder
     n.
     A fine powder or dust composed of the spores of lycopodium and
  related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the
  manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of
  lightning.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lycopodium powder
     n.
     A fine powder or dust composed of the spores of lycopodium and
  related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the
  manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of
  lightning.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lycopodium powder
     n.
     A fine powder or dust composed of the spores of lycopodium and
  related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the
  manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of
  lightning.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lycopodium powder
     n.
     A fine powder or dust composed of the spores of lycopodium and
  related plants. It is highly inflammable, and is sometimes used in the
  manufacture of fireworks, and the artificial representation of
  lightning.

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