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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of lichens, giving name to the family Parmeliei and the tribe Parmeliacei.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • proper noun The type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens

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