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Parmelia

noun

type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

• Syn: ↑genus Parmelia

• Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Parmeliaceae, ↑family Parmeliaceae

• Member Meronyms: ↑crottle, ↑crottal, ↑crotal

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\\pärˈmēlēə, -lyə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Latin parma small shield

: a large genus (the type of the family Parmeliaceae) of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens having cortex on both surfaces of a closely appressed thallus and including several that are important sources of purple and brown dyestuffs especially in Scotland, Wales, and Scandinavia — see crottle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.