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usnea

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Borrowed from translingual Usnea, from Arabic أُشْنَة (ʔušna, “moss”).

noun usneas · usneae

Any lichen of the genus Usnea. The plantlike result of a symbiotic association between algae and fungi, usnea lichen is an important and versatile natural medicine that demands a place in these pages.
Similar: old man's beard

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noun lichen of the genus Usnea

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"usnea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/usnea.

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@misc{usnea_2026,
  title = {usnea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/usnea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}