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Definition of selaginella

selaginella

/ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə/
sel · a · gi · nel · la

Plural:selaginellas
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• noun

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Any of a large genus (Selaginella, family Selaginellaceae) of vascular, non-flowering plants known as spikemosses, native primarily to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide and characterized by creeping or tufted stems covered in tiny, scale-like leaves and bearing two sizes of spores in cone-like strobili.

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180019102020

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