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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SELAGINELLA

Sel `a *gi *nel "la, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

selaginella

se lag i nel la |səˌlajəˈnelə səˌlæʤəˈnɛlə | noun a creeping mosslike plant of a genus that includes the lesser club mosses. [Genus Selaginella, family Selaginellaceae. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, diminutive of Latin selago club moss.

 

Oxford Dictionary

selaginella

selaginella |ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə, sɪˌladʒɪˈnɛlə | noun a creeping moss-like plant of a genus which includes the lesser clubmosses. Genus Selaginella, family Selaginellaceae. ORIGIN modern Latin, diminutive of Latin selago clubmoss .

 

Duden Dictionary

Selaginella

Se la gi nel la Substantiv, feminin , die Selaginelle |Selagin e lla |die Selaginella; Genitiv: der Selaginella, Plural: die Selaginellae |[…llɛ ] |lateinisch-italienisch Moosfarn Bärlappgewächs