English noun: Cetraria islandica | |||
1. | Cetraria islandica (plant) lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol | ||
Synonyms | Iceland lichen, Iceland moss | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lichen | ||
Member meronym | Cetraria, genus Cetraria | ||