any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees
Word origin
[1590–1600; ‹ NL, ML ‹ Ar or Pers ushnah]This word is first recorded in the period 1590–1600. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Byzantine, fixture, mission, operator, volunteer
Examples of 'usnea' in a sentence
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Usnea lichens have been used since ancient times as dyes, cosmetics, preservatives, deodorants and folk medicines.
Francisco Salgado, Laura Albornoz, Carmen Cortéz, Elena Stashenko, Kelly Urrea-Vallejo,Edgar Nagles, Cesar Galicia-Virviescas, Alberto Cornejo, Alejandro Ardiles, MarioSimirgiotis, Olimpo García-Beltrán, Carlos Areche 2017, 'Secondary Metabolite Profiling of Species of the Genus Usnea by UHPLC-ESI-OT-MS-MS',Moleculeshttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/1/54. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)