selaginella

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selaginella - 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]

selaginella - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Selaginella
      n 1: type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-
           like plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn:
           Selaginella, genus Selaginella]