REINDEER MOSS

Meaning of REINDEER MOSS in English

[reindeer moss] n (ca. 1753): a gray, erect, tufted, and much-branched lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that forms extensive patches in arctic and north-temperate regions, constitutes a large part of the food of caribou, and is sometimes eaten by humans--called also reindeer lichen

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

REINDEER MOSS — noun Date: circa 1753 a gray, erect, tufted, and much-branched lichen ( Cladonia rangiferina ) that forms extensive patches in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REINDEER MOSS — noun or reindeer lichen : any fruticose lichen of the genus Cladonia ; especially : a gray erect tufted and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REINDEER MOSS — any of several lichens of the genus Cladonia, esp. the gray, many-branched C. rangiferina, of arctic and subarctic regions, eaten …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REINDEER MOSS — Date: circa 1753 : a gray, erect, tufted, and much-branched lichen ( Cladonia rangiferina ) that forms extensive patches in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REINDEER MOSS — Function: noun Date: circa 1753 : a gray, erect, tufted, and much-branched lichen ( Cladonia rangiferina ) that forms extensive …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
REINDEER MOSS — ■ noun a bluish-grey arctic lichen, eaten by reindeer in winter. [ Cladonia rangiferina .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
REINDEER MOSS — (Cladonia rangiferina), a fruticose (bushy, branched) lichen found in great abundance in Arctic lands. It is an erect, many-branched plant …
Britannica English vocabulary
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягель (Cladonia rangiferina) (ботаника) олений мох, ягель (Cladonia rangiferina)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягль ( Cladonia rangiferina )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягель (Cladonia rangiferina)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягель ( Cladonia rangiferina )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягль ( Cladonia rangiferina )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
REINDEER MOSS — олений мох, ягель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REINDEER MOSS — олений мох, ягель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
REINDEER MOSS — см. cup moss
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
REINDEER MOSS — см. cup moss
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
REINDEER MOSS — бот. олений мох, ягель (Cladonia rangiferina) (ботаника) олений мох, ягель (Cladonia rangiferina)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REINDEER — renn (-o, -a)
English interlingue dictionary
REINDEER — noun Etymology: Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn ~ + Middle English deer animal, deer Date: 14th century caribou
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REINDEER — Any species of Arctic deer in the genus Rangifer (family Cervidae), especially Old World species, some of which are domesticated. …
Английский словарь Британика
MOSS — I Any of at least 12,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants in the bryophyte division, found worldwide except in …
Английский словарь Британика
REINDEER — I. ˈrān+ˌ- noun ( plural reindeer also reindeers ) Etymology: Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer (probably akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSS — I. ˈmȯs also ˈmäs noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mos, moss, from Old English mōs; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REINDEER — (n.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern …
Английский словарь Webster
MOSS — (v. t.) To cover or overgrow with moss.
Английский словарь Webster
REINDEER — ( n. ) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSS — ( v. t. ) To cover or overgrow with moss.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REINDEER — /rayn"dear'/ , n. , pl. reindeer , ( occasionally ) reindeers . any of several large deer of the genus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSS — — mosslike , adj. /maws, mos/ , n. 1. any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REINDEER — n. any of several species of large deer inhabiting arctic and sub-arctic regions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOSS
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REINDEER — noun Etymology: Middle English reindere, from Old Norse hreinn reindeer + Middle English deer animal, deer Date: 14th century : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REINDEER — noun any ruminant of the genus rangifer, of the deer family, found in the colder parts of both the eastern …
Webster English vocab
MOSS — vt to cover or overgrow with moss. 2. moss ·noun a bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the …
Webster English vocab
REINDEER — ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a deer with large branching antlers, native to the northern tundra and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REINDEER — [rein.deer] n [ME reindere, fr. ON hreinn reindeer + ME deer animal, deer] (14c): caribou--used esp. for the Old World …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOSS
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REINDEER — also called Caribou (Rangifer), Arctic deer, family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla), domesticated in some polar regions. Reindeer until recently ranged from …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSS — (class Bryopsida, or Musci), any of at least 10,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants (division Bryophyta) distributed throughout the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSS — town, port, and seat of stfold fylke (county), southeastern Norway, on the eastern shore of Oslo Fjord. Founded in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
REINDEER — reindeer BrE AmE ˈreɪn dɪə AmE \ -dɪr
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOSS — moss, Moss BrE AmE mɒs AmE mɔːs mɑːs ▷ mosses ˈmɒs ɪz -əz AmE ˈmɔːs əz ˈmɑːs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REINDEER — / ˈreɪndɪə(r); NAmE -dɪr/ noun ( pl. rein·deer , rein·deers ) a large deer with long antlers (= horns shaped …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOSS — / mɒs; NAmE mɔːs/ noun [ U , C ] a very small green or yellow plant without flowers that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REINDEER — rein ‧ deer /ˈreɪndɪə $ -dɪr/ BrE AmE noun ( plural reindeer ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOSS — Moss, Kate /keɪt/ BrE AmE (1974–) a famous British model. She is well-known for being very thin. She has also …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOSS — moss /mɒs $ mɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mos 'wet ground' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REINDEER — n. (pl. same or reindeers) a subarctic deer, Rangifer tarandus, of which both sexes have large antlers, used domestically for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOSS — n. & v. --n. 1 any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REINDEER — n. (pl. same or reindeers) a subarctic deer, Rangifer tarandus, of which both sexes have large antlers, used domestically for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOSS — n. & v. n. 1 any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REINDEER — n. (pl. same or reindeers) a subarctic deer, Rangifer tarandus, of which both sexes have large antlers, used domestically for …
Oxford English vocab
MOSS — n. & v. --n. 1. any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Oxford English vocab
REINDEER — ( reindeer) A reindeer is a deer with large horns called antlers that lives in northern areas of Europe, Asia, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOSS — ( mosses) Moss is a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REINDEER — (~) A ~ is a deer with large horns called antlers that lives in northern areas of Europe, Asia, and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MOSS — (~es) Moss is a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone. ...ground …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
REINDEER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Both animals were damaged by resultant hybridization, the reindeer becoming wilder and the caribou weaker. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOSS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE green ▪ They were green with moss , red with rust. ▪ And the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REINDEER — [noun] [C] [plural] reindeer - a type of deer with large horns, which lives in the northern parts of Europe, …
Cambridge English vocab
MOSS — [noun] [U] - a very small green or yellow plant that grows esp. in wet earth or on rocks, walls …
Cambridge English vocab
REINDEER — n. Any species of Arctic deer in the genus Rangifer (family Cervidae), especially Old World species, some of which are …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOSS — n. club moss Hart Moss Moss Stirling peat moss sphagnum moss Spanish moss
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOSS — n. Any of at least 12,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants in the bryophyte division, found worldwide except in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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