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parmelia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun parmelia has 1 sense
- parmelia(n = noun.plant) genus parmelia - type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens; Array is a kind of fungus genus
is a member of family parmeliaceae, parmeliaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
parmelia, prop. n.
The type genus of the Parmeliaceae ; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens. [WordNet 1.5]
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