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Iceland Moss

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Noun

1. cetraria islandica, iceland lichen, iceland moss

lichen 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

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Iceland Moss

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noun
a lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions and N Europe, with brownish edible fronds

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Iceland Moss

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an arctic lichen (Cetraria islandica) sometimes used as a food and in folk medicine

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Iceland Moss

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n.
A brittle, grayish-brown lichen (Cetraria islandica) of Arctic and alpine regions, sometimes used as a food or in medicine.

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