Definition of Iceland moss. Meaning of Iceland moss. Synonyms of Iceland moss

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Definition of Iceland moss

Iceland moss
Iceland moss Ice"land moss` (Bot.) A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.

Meaning of Iceland moss from wikipedia

- as true Iceland lichen or Iceland moss, is an Arctic-alpine lichen whose erect or upright, leaflike habit gives it the appearance of a moss, where its...
- superficially resemble mosses, and sometimes have common names that include the word "moss" (e.g., "reindeer moss" or "Iceland moss"), but they are fungal...
- tundra, with the vegetation being predominantly mosses, lichens and sedges. Typical is Iceland moss, a lichen which grows abundantly forming mats on...
- may contain the word moss (e.g., "reindeer moss", "Iceland moss"), and lichens may superficially look like and grow with mosses, but they are not closely...
- lichenan or moss starch, is a complex glucan occurring in certain species of lichens. It can be extracted from Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss). It has...
- sometimes sold in aquariums under the name "****anese moss balls" although they are unrelated to moss. In Iceland the lake balls are called kúluskítur by the local...
- tundra) Cladonia evansii Parmeliaceae Cetraria islandicaIceland moss (Alaska, Canada, Iceland, British Isles, Appalachian Mountains): 106  Bryoria fremontii...
- (including their eggs), salmon and trout, crowberry, blueberry, rhubarb, Iceland moss, wild mushrooms, wild thyme, lovage, angelica, and dried seaweed, as...
- publication in 2009 of her first novel, Cold Earth, Moss went to teach for a year at the University of Iceland. She then took up a post as Senior Lecturer in...
- ****umed that the Icelandic tradition of baking flatbread goes back to the settlement of Iceland in the 9th century. Historically, Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica)...