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Noun: horsetail lichen
  1. Any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
    "horsetail lichen draped from the branches of old-growth trees";
    - horsehair lichen

Derived forms: horsetail lichens

Type of: lichen

Part of: Alectoria, genus Alectoria