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CLUBMOSS FAMILY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales

Synonyms:

clubmoss family; family Lycopodiaceae; Lycopodiaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("clubmoss family" is a kind of...):

fern family (families of ferns and fern allies)

Meronyms (members of "clubmoss family"):

genus Lycopodium; Lycopodium (type and sole genus of the Lycopodiaceae; erect or creeping evergreen plants often used for Christmas decorations)

Holonyms ("clubmoss family" is a member of...):

Lycopodiales; order Lycopodiales (lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae)

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