witch's hair
witch's hair noun: any of various fruticose or hair-like lichens, especially in the genus Alectoria (e.g. Alectoria sarmentosa) or sometimes Usnea or Gowardia (e.g. Gowardia nigricans).
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witch's hair
- Any of various fruticose or hair-like lichens, especially in the genus Alectoria (e.g. Alectoria sarmentosa) or sometimes Usnea or Gowardia (e.g. Gowardia nigricans).
- ... held his clump of witch's hair up to his arm pit. "Hey, look I'm growing arm pit hair!" The boys laughed. Jared grabbed some and pulled it over his lip and announced, "I've got a mustache!" The other boys pulled clumps of witch's hair off of nearby bushes[…]2011 November 29, Randel McGirr, Campfire Songs, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 214
- Witch's hair (Alectoria sarmentosa) Branches smoother than in Usnea, with tiny, elongated bumps. Forks in branches […] witch's hair lichens […]2014 March 3, Richard Carstensen, Bob Armstrong, Rita M. O’Clair, The Nature of Southeast Alaska: A Guide to Plants, Animals, and Habitats, Graphic Arts Books, →ISBN
- A seaweed, Desmarestia aculeata.
- Dodder, any of various plants of the genus Cuscuta.
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Questions about witch's hair
- What does witch's hair mean?
- Witch's hair means any of various fruticose or hair-like lichens, especially in the genus Alectoria (e.g. Alectoria sarmentosa) or sometimes Usnea or Gowardia (e.g. Gowardia nigricans).
- What part of speech is witch's hair?
- Witch's hair is a noun.
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