ə̇ˈvərnēə, ēˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek euernēs sprouting well (from eu- + ernos sprout) + New Latin -ia
: a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) having a fruticose or pendulous thallus with a cottony medulla
ə̇ˈvərnēə, ēˈ- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Greek euernēs sprouting well (from eu- + ernos sprout) + New Latin -ia
: a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) having a fruticose or pendulous thallus with a cottony medulla
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012