Definition of Selaginella. Meaning of Selaginella. Synonyms of Selaginella

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Definition of Selaginella

Selaginella
Microspore Mi"cro*spore, n. [Micro- + spore.] (Bot.) One of the exceedingly minute spores found in certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella and Isoetes, which bear two kinds of spores, one very much smaller than the other. Cf. Macrospore.
Selaginella
Selaginella Sel`a*gi*nel"la, n. [NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant.] (Bot.) A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many species are cultivated in conservatories.

Meaning of Selaginella from wikipedia

- Selaginella, also known as spikemosses or lesser clubmosses is a genus of lycophyte. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Selaginellaceae...
- Selaginella lepidophylla (syn. Lycopodium lepidophyllum), also known as a resurrection plant, is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family (Selaginellaceae)...
- Selaginella bryopteris (Devanagari:संजीवनी) is a lithophytic plant that is native to India. It is used medicinally in India and is one of the plants that...
- Selaginella kraussiana is a species of vascular plant in the family Selaginellaceae. It is referred to by the common names Krauss' spikemoss, Krauss's...
- Selaginella apoda, commonly known as meadow spikemoss, is a perennial lycophyte native to much of the eastern United States and parts of northeastern...
- Selaginella tamariscina is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family, endemic to China, India, ****an, Korea, Philippines, Russia (Siberia), Taiwan...
- Selaginella martensii, the variegated spikemoss or Martens's spike moss, is a lycophyte in the Selaginellaceae family. It is native to Mexico and Central...
- Selaginella erythropus is a species of spike moss in the family Selaginellaceae. It is native to Central and tropical South America, and may be native...
- Selaginella stellata, also recognized by its common name, starry spikemoss or starry spike-moss, is a species of spikemoss of the family Selaginellaceae...
- Selaginella arizonica, commonly known as Arizona spikemoss, is a species of spikemoss in the family Selaginellaceae. It is native to Arizona, USA, where...