HyperDic: genus_parmelia

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Parmelia:
NOUNplantgenus Parmelia, Parmeliatype genus of the Parmeliaceae
English > genus Parmelia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningtype genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens.
SynonymParmelia
Member ofParmeliaceae, family ParmeliaceaeA family of lichens
Memberscrottle, crottal, crotalAny of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
Broaderfungus genusIncludes lichen genera
Spanishgenus parmelia, parmelia
Catalangenus parmelia, parmelia

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