usnea
usnea · usneas · usneae
Any lichen of the genus UsneaAny lichen of the genus Usnea.
Meaning
1 sensesAny lichen of the genus Usnea.
More definitions
- widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from translingual Usnea, from Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).Borrowed from translingual Usnea, from Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).
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Forms
plural: usneas / usneaeSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus:genus Usnea
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedusneoid
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular