genus cladonia

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   type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia

   SynonymsCladonia

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofCladoniaceae

Questions about genus cladonia

What does genus cladonia mean?

genus cladonia means "type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia".

What is another word for genus cladonia?

Close synonyms include Cladonia. 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 genus cladonia a common word?

genus cladonia 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.