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Cetraria islandica

DEFINITIONS OF: Cetraria islandica

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n lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol

Synonyms:
Iceland lichen, Iceland moss
Type of:
lichen
any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
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