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spikemoss

Pronunciation: /ˈspʌɪkmɒs/

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Definition of spikemoss

noun

  • a chiefly tropical creeping clubmoss which has branching stems with hair-like spines on the leaf margins, small spore-bearing cones, and typically a mat-like growth.
    • Genus Selaginella and family Selaginellaceae, class Lycopsida

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