reindeer moss
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Noun
[edit]reindeer moss (countable and uncountable, plural reindeer mosses)
- A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870:
- They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.
Synonyms
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[edit]Cladonia rangiferina
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See also
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[edit]reindeer moss on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cladonia rangiferina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cladonia rangiferina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons