Evernia

noun

Ever·​nia

ə̇ˈvərnēə,

ēˈ-

: a genus of lichens (family Usneaceae) having a fruticose or pendulous thallus with a cottony medulla

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek euernēs sprouting well (from eu- + ernos sprout) + New Latin -ia

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