Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
spike moss .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The golden spikemoss already growing in some indoor pots here was the final touch.
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We have been growing the spikemoss in the three little rectangles for a couple of years, inside in the winter, out with the orchids in summer, with success.
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The spikemoss is not winter hardy, it seems so far anyway, but we have plenty of other moss that could be added.
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Golden spikemoss, Selaginalla kraussiana is used in container plantings as a ferny groundcover.
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We have another type of mossy groundcover, gold spikemoss, Selaginella kraussiana.
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The Hoh River rain forest gets 12 feet of rain annually, and giant cedars and spruces are draped with long streamers of spikemoss.
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Interestingly, S lignin is also found in some lycophytes, including the spikemoss
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Research on the lycophyte Selaginella moellendorfii (spikemoss) sheds light on the evolution of lignin biosynthesis in land plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Interestingly, S lignin is also found in some lycophytes, including the spikemoss
D Mag - News 2010
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Selaginella moellendorffii, a spikemoss with a compact genome that is helping to define an ancient core of genes common to all vascular plants.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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