Found 2 items, similar to parmelia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Parmelia Parmelia n : type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: genus Parmelia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Parmelia Parmelia \Parmelia\ prop. n. The type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens. Syn: genus Parmelia. [WordNet 1.5] Usnic \Us"nic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.). [1913 Webster]