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LECANORA

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Meaning:

Any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lecanora" is a kind of...):

lichen (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lecanora"):

manna lichen (any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals)

archil; orchil (any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil)

Holonyms ("lecanora" is a member of...):

genus Lecanora (type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens)

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