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1. (n.) reindeer moss
any of several lichens of the genus Cladonia, esp. the gray, many-branched C. rangiferina, of arctic and subarctic regions.
Etymology: (1745–55)
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1. (noun) reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina
an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
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