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lichen vs Cetraria islandica

Cetraria islandica vs lichen

lichen and Cetraria islandica both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lichen Yes No No No
Cetraria islandica Yes No No No
As nouns, Cetraria islandica is a hyponym of lichen; that is, Cetraria islandica is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lichen:
  • lichen: any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
  • Cetraria islandica: 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
Other hyponyms of lichen include ascolichen, basidiolichen, lecanora, roccella, Roccella tinctoria, beard lichen, beard moss, Usnea barbata, horsehair lichen, horsetail lichen, arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, crotal, crottal, crottle, Iceland lichen, Iceland moss.
lichen (noun) Cetraria islandica (noun)
any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. 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
any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
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