MANNA LICHEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("manna lichen" is a kind of...):

lecanora (any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food)

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