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noun
A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: reindeer lichen, arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lichen
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