Etymology

usnea

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Today it means: Any lichen of the genus Usnea. Full definition →

translingual Usnea ← Arabic أُشْنَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromأُشْنَة“moss”
  2. translingual · borrowed fromUsnea
  3. English todayusnea

Borrowed from translingual Usnea, from Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).

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