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Noun: Iceland lichen  'Is-lund 'lI-kun
  1. Lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
    - Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica

Type of: lichen

Part of: Cetraria, genus Cetraria

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