Selaginella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Selaginella
       n : type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen
           mosslike plants: spike moss and little club moss [syn: {genus
           Selaginella}]