Meanings
plural reindeer mosses
- countableuncountableA lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870Synonyms: reindeer lichen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
More synonyms by meaning
nounan erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian еленов мъх
- еленов мъх (elenov măh)Cladonia rangiferina
Catalan molsa dels rens
- molsa dels rensCladonia rangiferina
Czech dutohlávka sobí
- dutohlávka sobíCladonia rangiferina
Dutch rendiermos
- rendiermosCladonia rangiferina
Estonian harilik põdrasamblik
- harilik põdrasamblikCladonia rangiferina
Finnish poronjäkälä
- poronjäkäläCladonia rangiferina
French lichen des rennes
- lichen des rennesCladonia rangiferina
German Rentierflechte
- RentierflechteCladonia rangiferina
Hungarian rénzuzmó
- rénzuzmóCladonia rangiferina
Icelandic hreindýramosi
- hreindýramosiCladonia rangiferina
Korean 꽃이끼
- 꽃이끼 (kkochikki)Cladonia rangiferina
Polish chrobotek reniferowy
- chrobotek reniferowyCladonia rangiferina
Russian я́гель
- я́гель (jágelʹ)Cladonia rangiferina
Swedish grå renlav
- grå renlavCladonia rangiferina
Cite this entry
reindeer moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20moss
“reindeer moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20moss. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reindeer moss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reindeer%20moss.
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