Search Result for "cetraria_islandica":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, Cetraria islandica]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cetrarin \Cet"ra*rin\, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter substance. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cetraria islandica n 1: 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 [syn: Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, Cetraria islandica]