lycopodium
noun
lycopodium is spelled L-Y-C-O-P-O-D-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lycopodium means “A club moss of the genus Lycopodium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lycopodium is lycopodiums or lycopodia.
How many letters and syllables are in lycopodium?
| Letters | 10: L-Y-C-O-P-O-D-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lycopodium?
Lycopodium appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of lycopodium
- lycopodiums plural
- lycopodia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lycopodium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A club moss of the genus Lycopodium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lycopodium come from?
Borrowed from translingual Lycopodium, from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) + πούς (poús, “foot”), equivalent to lyco- + -podium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).