1. type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple or branched podetia; [syn: Cladonia, genus Cladonia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
genus Cladonia
n 1: type genus of Cladoniaceae; lichens characterized by a
crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on
simple or branched podetia [syn: Cladonia, genus
Cladonia]