cetraria islandica

1. 1.

   lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol

   SynonymsIceland mossIceland lichen

   Broaderlichen

   Part ofCetraria

Questions about cetraria islandica

What does cetraria islandica mean?

cetraria islandica means "lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol".

What is another word for cetraria islandica?

Close synonyms include Iceland moss, Iceland lichen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cetraria islandica a common word?

cetraria islandica is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.