Definition of lycopod in English:

lycopod

noun ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)pɒdˈlīkəˌpäd

Botany

A clubmoss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period.
〔植〕石松
Class Lycopsida: several families
Example sentencesExamples
- The earliest of the vascular plants are the pteridophytes and lycopods.
- The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
- The great lycopod and cordaite trees of the Carboniferous and Permian were long gone, although smaller lycopods survived.
- Like the lycopod trees, these woody calamites scarcely survived the ‘Age of Coal’, and by the mid-Permian they were extinct.
- Coal forests of giant lycopods, calamites, pteridophytes and ferns cover the tropical landmasses.

Origin

Mid 19th century: anglicized form of lycopodium.

Definition of lycopod in US English:

lycopod

nounˈlīkəˌpäd

Botany

A club moss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period.
〔植〕石松
Class Lycopsida: several families
Example sentencesExamples
- Coal forests of giant lycopods, calamites, pteridophytes and ferns cover the tropical landmasses.
- Like the lycopod trees, these woody calamites scarcely survived the ‘Age of Coal’, and by the mid-Permian they were extinct.
- The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
- The earliest of the vascular plants are the pteridophytes and lycopods.
- The great lycopod and cordaite trees of the Carboniferous and Permian were long gone, although smaller lycopods survived.

Origin

Mid 19th century: anglicized form of lycopodium.

词汇	lycopod
释义	Definition of lycopod in English: lycopod noun ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)pɒdˈlīkəˌpäd Botany A clubmoss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period. 〔植〕石松 Class Lycopsida: several families Example sentencesExamples The earliest of the vascular plants are the pteridophytes and lycopods. The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground. The great lycopod and cordaite trees of the Carboniferous and Permian were long gone, although smaller lycopods survived. Like the lycopod trees, these woody calamites scarcely survived the ‘Age of Coal’, and by the mid-Permian they were extinct. Coal forests of giant lycopods, calamites, pteridophytes and ferns cover the tropical landmasses. Origin Mid 19th century: anglicized form of lycopodium. Definition of lycopod in US English: lycopod nounˈlīkəˌpäd Botany A club moss, especially a lycopodium. Giant lycopods the size of trees were common in the Carboniferous period. 〔植〕石松 Class Lycopsida: several families Example sentencesExamples Coal forests of giant lycopods, calamites, pteridophytes and ferns cover the tropical landmasses. Like the lycopod trees, these woody calamites scarcely survived the ‘Age of Coal’, and by the mid-Permian they were extinct. The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground. The earliest of the vascular plants are the pteridophytes and lycopods. The great lycopod and cordaite trees of the Carboniferous and Permian were long gone, although smaller lycopods survived. Origin Mid 19th century: anglicized form of lycopodium.
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