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[syn: Selaginella, genus Selaginella]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Selaginella \Sel`a*gi*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a
kind of plant.] (Bot.)
A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but
producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus.
Many species are cultivated in conservatories.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Selaginella
n 1: type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-
like plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn:
Selaginella, genus Selaginella]