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    ICELAND MOSS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerolplay

    Synonyms:

    Cetraria islandica; Iceland lichen; Iceland moss

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Iceland moss" is a kind of...):

    lichen (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)

    Holonyms ("Iceland moss" is a member of...):

    Cetraria; genus Cetraria (foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes)

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