Sticta
noun
Stic·ta
ˈstiktə
: a large genus (the type of the family Stictaceae) of mainly tropical lichens having a foliaceous lobed thallus that is commonly coriaceous in texture
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek stiktē, feminine of stiktos tattooed, spotted, from stizein to tattoo
- tongue shell
- tongue sole
- tongue tree
- tongue twister
- tongue-and-groove
- tongue-and-lip joint
- tongue-biter
- tongue-in-cheek
- tongue-lash
- tongue-lashed
- tongue-lashes
- tongue-lashing
- tongue-lashings
- tongue-pad
- tongue-shaped
- tongue-tie
- tongue-tied
- tongue-ties
- tongue-tying
- tongue-walk
- tongued
- tonguefish
- tongueflower
- tonguefloweres
- tongueflowers