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Definition of Usnea
1. Noun. Widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus.
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Usneaceae, Usneaceae
Member holonyms: Beard Lichen, Beard Moss, Usnea Barbata
Definition of Usnea
1. n. A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
2. n. A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long, gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in northern forests.
Definition of Usnea
1. any of a genus of lichens [n -S]
Medical Definition of Usnea
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Usnea
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