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CETRARIA ISLANDICA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerolplay

Synonyms:

Cetraria islandica; Iceland lichen; Iceland moss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Cetraria islandica" is a kind of...):

lichen (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)

Holonyms ("Cetraria islandica" is a member of...):

Cetraria; genus Cetraria (foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes)

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