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 is the sole genus in the family Selaginellaceae, the spikemosses or lesser clubmosses, a kind of vascular plant. This family is distinguished...
- 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 apoda, commonly known as meadow spikemoss, is a perennial lycophyte native to much of the eastern United States and parts of northeastern...
- 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 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 uncinata, the blue spikemoss, pea**** moss, pea**** spikemoss, or spring blue spikemoss, is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family...
- Selaginella willdenowii is a species of vascular plant in the Selaginellaceae family. It is a spikemoss known by the common names Willdenow's spikemoss...
- 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 serpens is a species of plant in the family Selaginellaceae: found mostly in the Caribbean. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Selaginella...