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orbilla

orbilla noun: the shield of certain lichens, as in Usnea.

Noun

orbilla (plural orbillae)

  1. The shield of certain lichens, as in Usnea.

Forms of orbilla

pluralorbillae

Questions about orbilla

What does orbilla mean?
Orbilla means the shield of certain lichens, as in Usnea.
What part of speech is orbilla?
Orbilla is a noun.
What is the plural of orbilla?
The plural of orbilla is orbillae.

Words near orbilla in the dictionary

  1. orbifrontal
  2. orbiliaceous
  3. Orbilian
  4. Orbilius
  5. Orbiliuses
  6. orbilla
  7. orbillae
  8. orbing
  9. orbiniid
  10. orbiniids
  11. Orbison

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