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.

Anagrams

• aunes

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