| 单词 | reindeer moss |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreindeer moss reindeer moss n. [after Swedish renmossa (1615; compare quot. 1753)] any of several fruticose lichens of the genus Cladonia that serve as the chief winter food of reindeer or caribou; esp. C. rangiferina, an extremely cold-tolerant species found primarily in rocky alpine areas. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > reindeer lichen coralline moss1598 reindeer moss1753 reindeer lichen1770 rein-liverwort1771 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Reen mossa, a name used by some for the mountain coralloids, or rein deer moss. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 333 The Rein Deer Moss, which forms the winter food of that animal. 1895 Outing 27 16/2 In sheltered places there are surprising growths of reindeer moss. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1097 Another useful lichen, Cladonia rangiferina, is the so-called reindeer moss, one of the dominant plants of the northern tundras, and as important grazing for flocks of reindeer as is grass for our cattle. 1991 New Scientist 5 Oct. 14/3 According to the report, reindeer moss, the staple diet of herds of reindeer on the peninsula, has completely disappeared, putting the future of the herds at risk. < as lemmas |
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