selaginella

/ (ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə) /

noun

any club moss of the genus Selaginella, having stems covered in small pointed leaves and small spore-bearing cones: family Selaginellaceae See also resurrection plant

Word Origin for selaginella

C19: from New Latin, diminutive of Latin selāgō plant similar to the savin

Words nearby selaginella

sel, sel-sync, sel., selachian, seladang, selaginella, selah, selam, selamlik, selangor, selby

Example sentences from the Web for selaginella

In the United Kingdom there is only one native species of Selaginella.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin
Nearest to the water the primeval garden began with ferns and creeping Selaginella.

At Last |Charles Kingsley
In the second genus, Miadesmia, the seed-bearing plant was herbaceous, and much like a recent Selaginella.

Darwin and Modern Science |A.C. Seward and Others
Open 4-valved spore-case of a Selaginella, and its four large spores (macrospores), magnified.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

To start away with, the Selaginella bears two kinds of spores, each of which in its development has a definite sex character.

How to Know the Ferns |S. Leonard Bastin

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selaginella

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Word Origin for selaginella

Words nearby selaginella

Example sentences from the Web for selaginella