What is another word for Class Lycopodineae?
Pronunciation: [klˈas lˈa͡ɪkəpˌɒdɪnˌiː] (IPA) 
Class Lycopodineae refers to a group of primitive vascular plants commonly known as clubmosses. There are various synonyms used to refer to this group of plants. These include Lycopodiophyta, Lycophyta, and Lycopods. The term Lycopodiophyta is often used to describe this class because it is derived from the scientific name of the clubmosses, Lycopodium. Similarly, the term Lycophyta is derived from the Greek word lykos, meaning wolf, and phytos, meaning plant, due to the wolf-like appearance of some of these plants. The term Lycopods is a shortened version of Lycopodiopsida, which is another classification used to describe clubmosses.
