Graphis

noun

ˈgrafə̇s,

-rāf-

: a genus (the type of the family Graphidaceae) of grayish white crustaceous lichens that occur on bark

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, drawing, design, from Late Greek, painting, embroidery, from Greek, stylus, from graphein to write; from the appearance of the apothecia

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