English Explanatory Dictionary

usnea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any lichen of the genus Usnea.

Word forms

usnea usneas usneae

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Usnea, from Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).

Synonyms

old man's beard

Derived words

usneoid
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