club moss

noun

Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

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lycopodlycopodiumclub-moss
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Meanings

nounclub moss (plural club mosses)

plural club mosses · alternative clubmoss · alternative club-moss

  1. Any of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

    Synonyms: lycopod, lycopodium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various simple microphyllous vascular plants, of the family Lycopodiaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

Similar
lycopodlycopodium

More synonyms by meaning

nounprimitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles

Similar
club-mosslycopod
Broader
fern ally
Also see
hog bedlycopod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian плавун
  • плавун (plavun)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Dutch wolfsklauw
  • wolfsklauwany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Finnish liekokasvi
  • liekokasviany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
German Bärlapp
  • Bärlappany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Greek μούσκλι, βρύο
  • μούσκλι (moúskli)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • βρύο (vrýo)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Hungarian korpafű
  • korpafűany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Icelandic jafni
  • jafniany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Irish garbhógach
  • garbhógachany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Korean 석송강
  • 석송강 (seoksonggang)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Māori mātukutuku, puakarimu
  • mātukutukuany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • puakarimuany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Polish widłak
  • widłakany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Russian плау́н, ликопо́диум
  • плау́н (plaún)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
  • ликопо́диум (likopódium)any member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Tagalog likopodyo
  • likopodyoany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Welsh cnwp-fwsogl
  • cnwp-fwsoglany member of the family Lycopodiaceae
Cite this entry
APA

club moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20moss

MLA

“club moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20moss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “club moss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/club%20moss.

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