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Definition of Reindeer moss
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Lichen
Group relationships: Cladonia, Genus Cladonia
Definition of Reindeer moss
1. Noun. A lichen, ''Cladonia rangiferina'', that grows in areas of alpine tundra. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reindeer Moss
Literary usage of Reindeer moss
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arctic Researches, and Life Among the Esquimaux: Being the Narrative of an by Charles Francis Hall (1865)
"Make ninth Encampment on Rae's Point.—A Seal-feast.—reindeer moss abundant.—More
traditional History.—Start on Voyage again.—A two-mile Walk over Rocks. ..."
2. Life with the Esquimaux: The Narrative of Captain Charles Francis Hall of by Charles Francis Hall (1864)
"Encampment on Rae's Point—A Seal Feast—reindeer moss abundant—More traditional
History—A Two-mile Walk ocer Rocks-Jack the ..."
3. Annual Report on Introduction of Domestic Reindeer Into Alaska by Sheldon Jackson, United States Bureau of Education (1898)
"Therefore, on his arrival, December 12, at Aalesund, the first port reached in
Norway, he telegraphed to various centers where it was thought reindeer moss ..."
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