iceland lichen

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iceland lichen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Iceland lichen
      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
           ]