Psora
Appearance
See also: psora
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin psōra f (“itch”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ψώρᾱ f (psṓrā, “itch; disease of trees; scab”). Both the Latin and Ancient Greek terms also mean 'scabies', this could be related to the scattered pattern both scabies and this genus of lichen follow or appear as.
Proper noun
[edit]Psora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psoraceae – fishscale lichens.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- Psora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Psora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Psora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons