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Ramalina

noun

shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus

• Syn: ↑genus Ramalina

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Usneaceae, ↑family Usneaceae

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\\ˌraməˈlīnə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ramale twigs, brushwood (from ramus branch + -ale, neuter of -alis -al) + New Latin -ina — more at ramify

: a genus of fruticose lichens (family Usneaceae) that have a thallus with flattened usually tufted lobes which are more or less dichotomously branched and that include several (as R. fraxinea) which are sources of dyes or perfume

Useful english dictionary. 2012.