USNEA
Usnea, genus Usnea
(noun) widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
usnea (plural usneas or usneae)
Any lichen of the genus Usnea.
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Source: Wiktionary
Us"ne*a, n. Etym: [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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