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GENUS CETRARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes
Synonyms:
Cetraria; genus Cetraria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Cetraria" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cetraria"):
Cetraria islandica; Iceland lichen; Iceland moss (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 glycerol)
Holonyms ("genus Cetraria" is a member of...):
family Parmeliaceae; Parmeliaceae (a family of lichens)