CETRARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cetraria mean? 

• CETRARIA (noun)
  The noun CETRARIA has 1 sense:

1. foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes

  Familiarity information: CETRARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CETRARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Cetraria; genus Cetraria

Hypernyms ("Cetraria" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "Cetraria"):

Cetraria islandica; Iceland lichen; Iceland moss (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 glycerol)

Holonyms ("Cetraria" is a member of...):

family Parmeliaceae; Parmeliaceae (a family of lichens)