Definition of Ramalina

1. Noun. Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus.

Exact synonyms: Genus Ramalina
Generic synonyms: Fungus Genus
Group relationships: Family Usneaceae, Usneaceae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramalina

Ralph Bunche
Ralph Ellison
Ralph Johnson Bunche
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Ralph Waldo Ellison
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralstonism
Rama
Ramachandra
Ramachandran plot
Ramadans
Ramadhan
Ramadzan
Ramalina
Raman effect
Raman optical activity
Raman scattering
Raman spectroscopy
Raman spectrum
Ramanavami
Ramayana
Ramaytush
Rambabu
Rambha
Rambino
Rambinos
Rambo
Rambo knife

Literary usage of Ramalina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants [&c.] by James Sowerby, Charles Johnson, James Edward Smith (1844)
"ramalina. 09 tin- absence of which it is at once distinguished, under all circumstances, ... Narrow Mealy ramalina. TAB. 2248. Thallus erect, pale glaucous ..."

2. Contributions Towards a Fauna and Flora of the County of Cork by J. R. Harvey, Thomas C. Power, John D. Humphreys (1845)
"R. fastigiata, Ach. Fastigiate ramalina. On trees at Glan- mire, ... R. scopulorum, Ach. Rock ramalina. By the shore at Cove : Dr. Scott. ..."

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