| NOUN | plant | horsetail lichen, horsehair lichen | any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair |
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| Meaning | Any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair. | |
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| Synonym | horsehair lichen | |
| Member of | Alectoria, genus Alectoria | lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus |
| Broader | lichen | Any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes |
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