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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
beard lichen — any member of the genus Usnea, a yellow or greenish fruticose (bushy, branched) lichen with long stems and disk shaped holdfasts, which resembles a tangled mass of threads. It occurs in both the Arctic and the tropics, where it is eaten by… … Universalium
fish-bone beard lichen — a lichen, Usnea fillipendula, with antibiotic properties, widely used since ancient times. Its fibrils have been likened to a fish bone appearance … Dictionary of ichthyology
fishbone beard lichen — a lichen, Usnea fillipendula, with antibiotic properties, widely used since ancient times. Its fibrils have been likened to a fish bone appearance … Dictionary of ichthyology
beard moss — noun greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees • Syn: ↑beard lichen, ↑Usnea barbata • Hypernyms: ↑lichen • Member Holonyms: ↑Usnea, ↑genus Usnea * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
beard moss — noun Any of several lichens of the genus Usnea, that generally grow hanging from tree branches, resembling grey or greenish hair. Syn: beard lichen, old mans beard, treemoss … Wiktionary
old-man's-beard — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : any of several clematises: as a. : an American virgin s bower (Clematis virginiana) b. : a European traveler s joy (C. vitalba) 2. a … Useful english dictionary
old-man's beard — «OHLD MANZ BIHRD», noun, or old man s beard. 1. = beard lichen. (Cf. ↑beard lichen) 2. = fringe tree. 3. British. a European clematis with fragrant, greenish white flowers … Useful english dictionary
Old man's beard — may refer to the following species: Usnea, a type of lichen. Clematis aristata, an Australian climbing plant. Clematis vitalba, a climbing plant. Chionanthus virginicus, a tree, which is used like a medicinal plant and ornamental plant.… … Wikipedia
old-man's beard — ōl(d) .manz n a greenish gray pendulous lichen of the genus Usnea (U. barbata) that grows on trees and is a source of usnic acid … Medical dictionary
old man's beard — noun 1. dense festoons of greenish grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America • Syn: ↑Spanish moss, ↑black moss, ↑long moss, ↑Tillandsia… … Useful english dictionary
