noun
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
• Syn: ↑Iceland lichen, ↑Cetraria islandica
• Hypernyms: ↑lichen
• Member Holonyms: ↑Cetraria, ↑genus Cetraria
Useful english dictionary. 2012.