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reindeer moss

reindeer moss noun: a lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.

reindeer moss: a lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra
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Noun

reindeer moss (countable and uncountable, plural reindeer mosses)

  1. A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
    • They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870
    Synonyms:
    reindeer lichen

Synonyms of reindeer moss

  • reindeer lichen

Forms of reindeer moss

pluralreindeer mosses

Questions about reindeer moss

What does reindeer moss mean?
Reindeer moss means a lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
What part of speech is reindeer moss?
Reindeer moss is a noun.
What is the plural of reindeer moss?
The plural of reindeer moss is reindeer mosses.

Words near reindeer moss in the dictionary

  1. reincursions
  2. reindeer
  3. reindeer corn
  4. reindeer games
  5. Reindeer Lake
  6. reindeer moss
  7. reindeer mosses
  8. reindeer spitz
  9. reindeer spitzes
  10. reindeering
  11. reindeerlike

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