reindeer_lichen | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) an erect grayish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans | |
Synonyms: | arctic_moss Cladonia_rangiferina reindeer_moss | |
Related terms: | lichen Cladonia | |
Similar spelling: |
reindeer_moss |