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Meaning of "selaginella" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SELAGINELLA

From New Latin, diminutive of Latin selāgō plant similar to the savin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SELAGINELLA

selaginella  [ˌsɛlədʒɪˈnɛlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELAGINELLA

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determiner
exclamation
Selaginella is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELAGINELLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

selaginella

Selaginella

Selaginella is the sole genus of vascular plants in the family Selaginellaceae, the spikemosses or lesser clubmosses. This family is placed in the class Isoetopsida, distinguished from the sister group Lycopodiopsida by having scale-leaves bearing a ligule and by having spores of two types. They are sometimes included in an informal paraphyletic group called the "fern allies". S. moellendorffii is an important model organism. Its genome has been sequenced by the United States Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELAGINELLA


canella
kəˈnɛlə
citronella
ˌsɪtrəˈnɛlə
fraxinella
ˌfræksɪˈnɛlə
fustanella
ˌfʌstəˈnɛlə
gentianella
ˌdʒɛnʃəˈnɛlə
Kneller
ˈnɛlə
legionella
ˌliːdʒəˈnɛlə
Petronella
ˌpɛtrəˈnɛlə
prunella
pruːˈnɛlə
quinella
kwɪˈnɛlə
salmonella
ˌsælməˈnɛlə
trichinella
ˌtrɪkɪˈnɛlə
villanella
ˌvɪləˈnɛlə
zanella
zæˈnɛlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELAGINELLA

sel
sel-sync
selachian
seladang
selah
selamlik
Selangor
Selby
selcouth
seld
Selden
seldom
seldomly
seldomness
seldseen
seldshown
sele
select
select committee
selecta

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELAGINELLA

a capella
a cappella
Campanella
Capella
cella
Cinderella
fella
Isabella
Marbella
marcella
mozzarella
nigella
novella
paella
Pella
rosella
sabella
Sella
stella
umbrella

Synonyms and antonyms of selaginella in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «selaginella» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELAGINELLA

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卷柏
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Selaginella
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selaginella
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selaginella
380 millions of speakers
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selaginella
280 millions of speakers

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Selaginella
278 millions of speakers

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Selaginella
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selaginella
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selaginella
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Selaginella
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selaginella
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イワヒバ
130 millions of speakers

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selaginella
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selaginella
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Selaginella
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

selaginella
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेगिनेंला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Selaginella
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Selaginella
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Translator English - Polish

Selaginella
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Selaginella
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Selaginella
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Translator English - Greek

Selaginella
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Translator English - Afrikaans

selaginella
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Selaginella
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Translator English - Norwegian

Selaginella
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Trends of use of selaginella

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELAGINELLA»

The term «selaginella» is regularly used and occupies the 65.388 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELAGINELLA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELAGINELLA»

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A Study of the Sporangia and Gametophytes of Selaginella ...
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Florence May Lyon, 2010
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The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical ...
Selaginella stolonifera. Selaginella Martensii Selaginella Galeottii. Selaginella cœsia. The Dukb of Northumberland, Syon House, Isleworth gardener.) Selaginella apoda. Selaginella erythropus. Selaginella Danielsiana. Selaginella umbrosa.
International Horticultural Exhibition, 1866 (LONDON), 1867
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Competition Science Vision
Distribution and Habitat The order Selaginallales includes a single living genus Selaginella in the family Selaginellaceae. Selaginella is nearly cosmopolitan genus with about 700 species. Majority of species grow under damp and shady ...
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Kingdoms and Domains: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of ...
Others of the phylum — Selaginella and Phylloglossum, for example — are het- erosporous, forming two kinds of haploid spores on different sporophylls of the same plant: megaspores and microspores. Spores, growing by mitosis, germinate ...
Lynn Margulis, Michael J Chapman, 2009
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Plants of British Columbia: Scientific and Common Names of ...
Reed SY: Selaginella scopulorum Maxon Selaginella engelmannii var. scopulorum (Maxon) CF. Reed = Selaginella densa var. scopulorum [SELADEN2 ] Selaginella oregana DC. Eat. [SELAORE] (Oregon selaginella) Selaginella scopulorum ...
Hong Qian, K. Klinka, 1998
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Tropical Rainforest Research — Current Issues
Sdagindlaceae Selaginella bluuensis Alderw. Proto-terrestrial; common on ridge slopes; plot A, B. C (low, high); 70-850 m; (Poulsen 7). Selaginella dielsii Hieron. Proto-terrestrial; Bt. Belalong; in clearing on the summit; plot C (high); 800-900 ...
D.S. Edwards, W.E. Booth, S.C. Choy, 1996
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Objective Botany
The plants of Selaginella lepidophylla and S. rupestris occur as 2. The plants of Selaginella alligans are 3. The plant body of Selaginella is distinguishable into stem, leaves, ........... and roots. 4. The foot of ligule of Selaginella is called 5.
Dr. N.P. Saxena
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Text Book Of Botany Diversity Of Microbes And Cryptogams
Write a note on the morphological nature of rhizophore of Selaginella. 2. Write a note on the signficance of heterospory in the life-cycle of Selaginella. 3. Differentiate between the rhizophore and root. 4. Write structure and function of ligule. 5.
Singh
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Botany For Degree Pteridophyta
Draw well labelled diagrams of the following (No description needed): (i) T. S. Stem of Selaginella. ( Poorvanchal, 2000; Garhwal, 2000; Allahabad, 2003) (ii) Antherozoids of Selaginella, Equisetum and Marsilea. (iii) L. S. Selaginella Cone  ...
Anil Kumar), 2012
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CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
in English: sea moss in India: inke moming Selaginella imbricata (Forssk.) Decne . (Lycopodium imbricatum Forssk.) Spring ex India. Fern, erect to suberect, xerophytic See Sp. Pl. 2: 1103 (–1104). 1753, Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica 125: 187 .
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELAGINELLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selaginella is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mexico: Researches identify genes tolerant to drought
The Centre for Research in Biotechnology (CEIB) of the Autonomous University of Morelos (UAEM) is investigating the Selaginella lepidophylla plant, commonly ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
2
String gardens take houseplants to new heights
... Anthurium, Rhipsalis, Hedera, Platycerium, Epipremnum pinnatum, Ficus pumila, Fittonia, Philodendron, Pilea, Peperomia, Selaginella and most orchids. «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
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Almanac: Selaginella
Scientific name: Selaginella rupestris. Description: This highly variable moss forms mats on rock or ground. The brown, cone-shaped strobilus here are ... «St. Cloud Times, Apr 15»
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10 things to see at Longwood's Orchid Extravaganza
... this living carpet of mostly non-native orchids including Chlorophytum, Philodendron, Syngonium, Schefflera, Selaginella, live mosses, sedges and ferns. «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Feb 15»
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Blundering Gardener: Floored by a new plant that acts like carpet
Recently, I was reading about groundcovers and saw Selaginella recommended as a houseplant. Apparently, I'm not the first person to grow it indoors. «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Dec 14»
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Extremophiles: Untapped Source of Antibacterial Drugs
But when they examined its evolutionary history, the researchers were surprised to find that the gene also popped up in an ancient lineage of plants (Selaginella ... «Astrobiology News, Nov 14»
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Terrariums bring the outdoors inside
My first purchase was a Selaginella species. Selaginella is a somewhat primitive spore-producing plant with a fascinating lineage, particularly during the ... «Sun Sentinel, Oct 14»
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Samo jedna kapljica vode i ova ruža posle nekoliko godina suše …
U pustinji Čihuahuan na američko-meksičkoj granici, jedna neobična biljka odoleva suši. U pitanju je "Jerihonska ruža" (Selaginella lepidophylla) koja je u ... «24sata, Aug 14»
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Desiccated Plants Spring to Life When Given Water in Timelapse …
Selaginella lepidophylla is a desert moss that forms tumbleweeds, curling in on itself in the absence of water. When it finally gets a drink, it unfurls back to its ... «io9, Aug 14»
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See the haunting Rose of Jericho unfold in perfect form on video
The Rose of Jericho (in this case Latin name Selaginella lepidophylla) is a type of desert moss found in Israel and Jordan which has the ability to quite literally ... «Green Prophet, Aug 14»

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