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rock tripe

rock tripe noun: an edible lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks.

rock tripe: an edible lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks
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Noun

rock tripe (countable and uncountable, plural rock tripes)

  1. An edible lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks.
    Synonyms:
    tripe de roche

rock tripe meaning in Malay

rock tripe in Malay

Umbilicaria sp.
babat batu

Synonyms of rock tripe

Forms of rock tripe

pluralrock tripes

Questions about rock tripe

What does rock tripe mean?
Rock tripe means an edible lichen of the genus Umbilicaria that grows on rocks.
What is rock tripe in Malay?
Rock tripe in Malay is babat batu. See Rock tripe meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is rock tripe?
Rock tripe is a noun.
What is the plural of rock tripe?
The plural of rock tripe is rock tripes.

Words near rock tripe in the dictionary

  1. rock sugars
  2. rock the boat
  3. rock the house
  4. rock thrush
  5. rock thrushes
  6. rock tripe
  7. rock tripes
  8. rock up
  9. Rock Valley
  10. rock varnish
  11. rock varnishes

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