Associations to the word «Selaginella»

Wiktionary

SELAGINELLA, noun. Any of a group of ferny plants of the genus Selaginella, spike moss.
SELAGINELLA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Selaginellaceae   — the spike mosses.

Dictionary definition

SELAGINELLA, noun. Type and sole genus of the Selaginellaceae; evergreen moss-like plants: spike moss and little club moss.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats