Definition of Cetraria islandica

1. Noun. Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol.

Exact synonyms: Iceland Lichen, Iceland Moss
Generic synonyms: Lichen
Group relationships: Cetraria, Genus Cetraria

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cetraria Islandica

Cestrum nocturnum
Cestum
Cestum veneris
Cet mac Mágach
Ceterach
Ceterach officinarum
Cethern mac Fintain
Cethleen
Ceto
Cetonia
Cetonia aurata
Cetoniidae
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
Cetorhinus maximus
Cetraria islandica
Cetti's warbler
Cetti's warblers
Cetus
Ceuta
Ceyhan
Ceylon
Ceylon bowstring hemp
Ceylon cinnamon
Ceylon cinnamon tree
Ceylon gooseberry
Ceylon moss
Ceylonese
Ceyloneses
Ceylonite

Literary usage of Cetraria islandica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of organic materia medica by John Michael Maisch (1890)
"cetraria islandica. ish above, whitish beneath, brittle and inodorous; when soaked in water, soft cartilaginous and of a slight odor; taste mucilaginous and ..."

2. Studies in Physiological Chemistry: Being Reprints of the More Important by Russell Henry Chittenden (1901)
"f First among them in importance as a food-stuff is " Iceland moss " (Cetraria islandica), which seems to have recommended itself because of its large ..."

3. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1900)
"cetraria islandica. Iceland Moss. NO Lichenes. Decoction and tincture. Clinical.—Atrophy. Catarrh. Diarrhoea. Phthisis. Scrofulous emaciation. Scurvy. ..."

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