ni noun
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin < Arabic or Persian ushnah
1590–1600; < Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin < Arabic or Persian ushnah
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| usnea | |
noun | |
| widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus |
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Usnea
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