REINDEER MOSS


Meaning of REINDEER MOSS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 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

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