lecanora

lecanora

(ˌlɛkəˈnɔːrə)

n

any of various crustaceous lichens of the genus Lecanora, some of which are eaten and some of which are used in dyeing

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lecanora - any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food genus Lecanora - type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens manna lichen - any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals archil, orchil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

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