noun
Meaning 1
Any lichen species of the genus Opegrapha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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opegrapha
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General-American: /oʊˈpɛ.ɡɹə.fə/
History
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Opegrapha, from Ancient Greek ὀπή (opḗ, “opening, hole”) + Ancient Greek γρᾰφή (grăphḗ, “drawing, writing”).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: апе́графа (apjéhrafa) — lichen of the genus Opegrapha
- Chinese Mandarin: 孔文衣 (kǒngwényī) — lichen of the genus Opegrapha
- Polish: pismaczek — lichen of the genus Opegrapha
- Russian: опе́графа (opégrafa) — lichen of the genus Opegrapha
- Ukrainian: опе́графа (opéhrafa) — lichen of the genus Opegrapha
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