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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, such as the reindeer moss.
2. 2
   an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin podetium, from Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”).

Related phrases

reindeer moss

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