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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A large genus of lichens of the family Graphidaceæ, having the thallus crustaceous and the apothecia more or less elongate and carbonaceous. The spores are elongate hyaline, and many-celled. The species are widely distributed, occurring on bark, wood, and rocks. O. varia is a species common on bark.

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