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GENUS EVERNIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Evernia mean?
• GENUS EVERNIA (noun)
The noun GENUS EVERNIA has 1 sense:
1. lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
Familiarity information: GENUS EVERNIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lichens of the family Usneaceae having a pendulous or shrubby thallus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Evernia; genus Evernia
Hypernyms ("genus Evernia" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("genus Evernia" is a member of...):
family Usneaceae; Usneaceae (fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea, Evernia, Ramalina, Alectoria)
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