parmelia

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	fungus genus,
definition	:	includes lichen genera (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	crotal, crottal, crottle,
definition	:	any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	family parmeliaceae, parmeliaceae,
definition	:	a family of lichens (noun.plant)