parmelia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Parmelia
    n 1: type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly
         alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: {Parmelia}, {genus
         Parmelia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Parmelia \Parmelia\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the {Parmeliaceae}; a large genus of
   chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens.

   Syn: genus {Parmelia}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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