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    GENUS PARMELIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichensplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Parmelia; Parmelia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("genus Parmelia" is a kind of...):

    fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Parmelia"):

    crotal; crottal; crottle (any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made)

    Holonyms ("genus Parmelia" is a member of...):

    family Parmeliaceae; Parmeliaceae (a family of lichens)

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