horsetail lichen

horsetail lichen
noun
any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
Syn: ↑horsehair lichen
Hypernyms: ↑lichen
Member Holonyms: ↑Alectoria, ↑genus Alectoria

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