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class Lycopodiate

class Lycopodiate

9.9
A group of plants like club mosses and quillworts
  • noun
  • /klæs laɪˈkoʊpəˌdeɪt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : clase Lycopodiate
  • The class Lycopodiate includes many ancient and modern club mosses found worldwide.

Examples

  • Paleobotanists study fossils of the class Lycopodiate to understand plant evolution.

  • Some researchers classify Isoetes within the broader class Lycopodiate.

  • The class Lycopodiate includes various species of club mosses.

  • Many plants in the class Lycopodiate are ancient.

  • Paleobotanists study fossils of the class Lycopodiate to understand plant evolution.

  • The class Lycopodiate includes many ancient and modern club mosses found worldwide.

  • Some researchers classify Isoetes within the broader class Lycopodiate.

Synonyms

Lycopsida
vsclass Lycopodiate
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants like club mosses with tubes that carry water and food

notes the same class but adds occasional placement as a subdivision of Tracheophyta
class Lycopodineae
vsclass Lycopodiate
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants like clubmosses that have tubes to carry water

is the same class but is sometimes regarded as a subdivision of Tracheophyta
Lycopodineae
vsclass Lycopodiate
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of plants with tubes that carry water, like clubmosses and their relatives

is the same class but is sometimes regarded as a subdivision of Tracheophyta

Surface Forms

class Lycopodiate singular
classes Lycopodiate plural

Morphology

class + lycopodiate

The phrase simply combines 'class' (a taxonomic/category term) with 'lycopodiate' (a group of lower vascular plants), so the meaning 'the taxonomic class containing lycopodiates' is directly derivable from its parts. This is a straightforward compositional taxonomic construction found across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Class Lycopodiate may come from old Greek parts lyco- and -pod meaning 'wolf' and 'foot', because the plants' low, spreading stems looked like a paw. That's why the name now refers to a group of club moss plants.