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club-moss

club-moss

8.9
An evergreen plant that looks like moss and has small cones that contain spores
  • noun
  • /klʌb mɔs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : musgo de club
  • The forest floor was thick with club-moss and ferns.

Examples

  • We found a rare variety of club-moss during our hike in the mountains.

  • Some club-mosses can grow up to two feet tall.

  • Many species of club-moss have medical uses dating back centuries.

  • The club-moss thrives in shaded forests.

  • The forest floor was thick with club-moss and ferns.

  • We found a rare variety of club-moss during our hike in the mountains.

  • Some club-moss can grow up to two feet tall.

Synonyms

club moss
vsclub-moss
  • Specialized
8.2

An evergreen plant that looks like moss and makes tiny spores in club-shaped cones

is the hyphenated spelling of the identical plant name in some sources
lycopod
vsclub-moss
  • Specialized
9.9

A small evergreen plant like moss that makes spores in club-shaped cones

is the compound or hyphenated common name rather than the single-word form

Surface Forms

club-moss singular
club-mosses plural

Morphology

club-moss = club + moss (transparent) = club + moss

The compound combines 'club' (club-shaped) + 'moss' (moss-like plant), so the meaning is directly inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Club-moss comes from the simple English words club and moss. The plant looks like 'moss' but has tiny 'club'-shaped cones that carry spores, so the name helps you remember it is a moss-like plant with club-shaped spore cones.