ROCCELLACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Roccellaceae mean? 

• ROCCELLACEAE (noun)
  The noun ROCCELLACEAE has 1 sense:

1. a fungus family of division Lichenes

  Familiarity information: ROCCELLACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROCCELLACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fungus family of division Lichenes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

family Roccellaceae; Roccellaceae

Hypernyms ("Roccellaceae" is a kind of...):

fungus family (includes lichen families)

Meronyms (members of "Roccellaceae"):

genus Roccella (chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens)

Holonyms ("Roccellaceae" is a member of...):

division Lichenes; Lichenes (comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi)