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Lycopsida

Syllabification: (Ly·cop·si·da)
Pronunciation: /līˈkäpsədə/
Botany
Definition of Lycopsida
  • a class of pteridophyte plants that comprises the club mosses and their extinct relatives.

Derivatives

lycopsid

Pronunciation: /-sid/
noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek lukos 'wolf' + opsis 'appearance'

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Definition of Lycopsida in the British & World English dictionary

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