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selaginella
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selaginella, n. [NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a kind of plant.].
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]
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