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Meaning of lyngjafni | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ˈliŋk.japnɪ

Definitions

interrupted clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum)

masculine, no-plural

Equivalents

Examples

“Í berghlaupinu mikla (hólahrúgaldinu) utan við Stakkahlíð vex allmikið af lyngjafna (Lycopodium annotinum), einkum nálægt ánni á Hraundal.”

In the large rock slide (the formless hill) outside Stakkahlíð grows a considerable amount of interrupted clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum), especially close to the river at Hraundalur.

“Ekki var greint á milli litunarjafna Diphazium alpinum, lyngjafna Lycopodium annotinum, mosajafna Selaginella selaginoides og skollafingurs Huperzia selago.”

No distinction was made between alpine clubmoss Dyphazium alpinum, interrupted clubmoss Lycopodium annotinum, lesser clubmoss Selaginella selaginoides and fir clubmoss Huperzia selago.

“Einangraðir voru þrír alkalóíðar úr lyngjafna og reyndust þeir vera annotinin, annotin og annotin N-oxíð.”

Three alkaloids from the interrupted clubmoss were isolated and they turned out to be annotinine, annotine and annotine N-oxide.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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