Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
Similar
Iceland lichenCetraria islandica
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan liquen d'Islàndia, liquen negre
- liquen d'Islàndiaan Icelandic lichen
- liquen negrean Icelandic lichen
Hungarian izlandi zuzmó
- izlandi zuzmóan Icelandic lichen
Icelandic fjallagrös
- fjallagrösan Icelandic lichen
Italian lichene islandico
- lichene islandicoan Icelandic lichen
Polish płucnica islandzka
- płucnica islandzkaan Icelandic lichen
Cite this entry
APA
Iceland moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iceland%20moss
MLA
“Iceland moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iceland%20moss. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Iceland moss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Iceland%20moss.
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