bryoria
US/bɹaɪˈoɹ.i.ə/
bryoria noun: any stringy, hairlike lichenized fungus of the genus Bryoria.
Noun
bryoria (plural bryorias)
- Any stringy, hairlike lichenized fungus of the genus Bryoria.
- In testing for color reaction on dark lichens (e.g. Bryorias) one lays the lichen tested upon a piece of white filterpaper on a slide.1995, Volkmar Wirth, translated by Doyle Anderegg, The Lichens, volume 1, Baden-Württemberg, 3.2.5 The Chemistry of Lichens: Determination with the Aid of Color Reactions, page 13
- Notes: Bryoria capillaris is readily distinguished from other sorediate Bryorias by its palegrey thallus, inconspicuous pseudocyphellae and presence of barbatolic acid.2014 September 22, Saara Velmala, Leena Myllys, Trevor Goward, Håkon Holien, Pekka Halonen, “Taxonomy of Bryoria section Implexae (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in North America and Europe, based on...
Forms of bryoria
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Origin of bryoria
Borrowed from translingual Bryoria.
Questions about bryoria
- What does bryoria mean?
- Bryoria means any stringy, hairlike lichenized fungus of the genus Bryoria.
- What part of speech is bryoria?
- Bryoria is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bryoria?
- Bryoria is pronounced /bɹaɪˈoɹ.i.ə/ (US).
- What is the plural of bryoria?
- The plural of bryoria is bryorias.
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