HyperDic: iceland_lichen

English > 1 sense of the expression Iceland lichen:
NOUNplantIceland lichen, Iceland moss, Cetraria islandicalichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions
English > Iceland lichen: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglichen 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.
SynonymsIceland moss, Cetraria islandica
Member ofCetraria, genus Cetrariafoliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes / latitudes
BroaderlichenAny thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes
CatalanCetraria islandica

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