ly|co|po|di|um

ly|co|po|di|um «_LY kuh POH dee uhm», noun.

1. = club moss. (Cf. ↑club moss)

2. a fine, yellow, inflammable powder made from the spores of certain club mosses, used especially in fireworks and in surgery.

╂[< New Latin Lycopodium the genus name of the club moss < Greek lýkos wolf + poús, podós foot]