Reindeer moss Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
Cladonia rangiferina; arctic moss; reindeer lichen.
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(Bot.) , a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina ) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.
