Physcia

noun

Phy·​scia

ˈfish(ē)ə,

-isēə

: a genus (the type of the family Physciaceae) of usually foliaceous grayish ascolichens with brown 2-celled ascospores and a distinct cortical tissue of short closely united and interwoven filaments

physcioid

-ēˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek physkē large intestine, sausage + New Latin -ia; akin to Greek physa bellows

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