ramalina

Questions about ramalina

What does ramalina mean?

ramalina means "shrubby lichens of the family Usneaceae having a flattened thallus".

How many syllables are in ramalina?

ramalina has 4 syllables and divides as ra-ma-li-na under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ramalina?

Close synonyms include genus Ramalina. 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 ramalina a common word?

ramalina is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.