reindeer moss
reindeer moss · reindeer mosses
ягель
Rentierflechte
A lichen that grows in areas of alpine tundraA lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
Rentierflechte
я́гельjágelʹ
More definitions
- an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
Translations
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Cladonia rangiferina:
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Cladonia rangiferina:
Forms
plural: reindeer mosses| Singular | reindeer moss |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsreindeer lichen
Close in meaning
- an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans:reindeer lichenarctic mossCladonia rangiferina
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable