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UMBILICARIACEAE
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G
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Lichen (
)
umbilicus. = the navel; the middle, centre; a small circle;
-aris, = belonging or pertaining to.
(
ld
,
BL
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URTICACEAE
(
La
)
Nettle Family (
Le
)
uro, = to burn, i.e. to scorch, parch, dry up; tosting or pain acutely;
urtica, = a nettle, stinging-nettle.
(
ld
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USNEACEAE
(
La
)
(Lichen) Oak Moss (
Ox
)
usnea, = a moss.
A genus of gymnocarpous lichens.
(Usnate, is a salt produced by a combination of usnic acid with a base. - Usnic acid is a carbusnic acid.)
(
Ox
)