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RAMALINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ramalina mean?
• RAMALINA (noun)
The noun RAMALINA has 1 sense:
1. shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
Familiarity information: RAMALINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
genus Ramalina; Ramalina
Hypernyms ("Ramalina" is a kind of...):
fungus genus (includes lichen genera)
Holonyms ("Ramalina" 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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