genus parmelia

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   type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

   SynonymsParmelia

   Broaderfungus genus

   Part ofParmeliaceae

Questions about genus parmelia

What does genus parmelia mean?

genus parmelia means "type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens".

What is another word for genus parmelia?

Close synonyms include Parmelia. 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 parmelia a common word?

genus parmelia 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.