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Meaning of REINDEER LICHEN

Pronunciation:  'reyn`deer 'lIkun

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 Definition: [n]  an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
 
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 Synonyms: arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer moss
 
 See Also: Cladonia, genus Cladonia, lichen

 

 

 

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