Usnea Definition

ŭsnē-ə, ŭz-
noun
Any of various widely distributed lichens of the genus Usnea, characterized by a pendulous, usually branched thallus, often growing on trees.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • genus Usnea
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Parmeliaceae "” the beard lichens.

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Other Word Forms of Usnea

Noun

Singular:
usnea
Plural:
usneas

Origin of Usnea

  • From Arabic ’ušna moss Persian ušna

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic أشْنَة ('úshna, “moss").

    From Wiktionary

Usnea Sentence Examples

  • The chief of those employed for one or other, and in some cases for several, of these purposes were Cladonia pyxidata, Usnea barbata, Ramalina farinacea, Evernia prunastri, Cetraria islandica, Sticta pulmonaria, Parmelia saxatilis, Xanthoria parietina and Pertusaria amara.

  • Usnea also contains mucilage, which may be helpful in easing irritating coughs.

  • Usnea, Peltigera); (b) lecanorine, or scutelliform, which are orbicular and surrounded by a distinct, more or less prominent thalline margin (e.g.

  • Usnea, Cladonia, Physcia, Parmelia, Calicium, many species of Lecidea, &c., Trentepohlia (Chroolepus) umbrina in many species of Verrucaria, Graphidieae and Lecidea; Palmella botryoides in Epigloea; Pleurococcus vulgaris in Acarospora, Dermatocarpon, Catillaria; Dactylococcus infusionum in Solorina, Nephromia; After Sachs, from De Bary's Vergleichende Morphologie and Biologie der Pilze, Mycetozoen and Bacterien, by permission of Wilhelm Engelmann.

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