parmeliaceous

\(ˈ)pär|mēlē|āshəs\ adjective

Etymology: New Latin Parmeliaceae (from Parmelia, type genus + -aceae) + English -ous

: of or relating to the genus Parmelia or the family Parmeliaceae

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parmeliaceous, a. Bot.

(pɑːmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs)

[f. mod.L. Parmēlia (f. Gr. πάρµη, L. parma small round shield) + -aceous.]

Belonging or allied to the lichens of the genus Parmelia, repr. by the Common Yellow Wall-lichen. So parˈmelioid a. [-oid], resembling the genus Parmelia (Cent. Dict. 1890).