GENUS PARMELIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Parmelia mean? 

• GENUS PARMELIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS PARMELIA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

  Familiarity information: GENUS PARMELIA used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS PARMELIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Parmelia; Parmelia

Hypernyms ("genus Parmelia" is a kind of...):

fungus genus (includes lichen genera)

Meronyms (members of "genus Parmelia"):

crotal; crottal; crottle (any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made)

Holonyms ("genus Parmelia" is a member of...):

family Parmeliaceae; Parmeliaceae (a family of lichens)