Strigula

noun

Strig·​u·​la

ˈstrigyələ

: a genus (the type of the family Strigulaceae) of pyrenocarpous lichens characterized by minute rosettes growing on the surface of the leaves of tropical evergreens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, diminutive of striga bristle

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