2. (noun) clubmoss, Lycopodium spp - scrambling or epiphytic plants of various species. Main stems are usually long-creeping, branched and underground. Aerial stems fork repeatedly and are narrow. Small leaves spirally arranged around stem or flattened into one plane.
See also mātukutuku
Synonyms: mātukutuku, kohukohu, kōpuru, pūkahukahu, pūkohukohu, rimu, pūkohu
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