English

Noun

reindeer moss ‎(uncountable)

1. A lichen, Cladonia rangiferina, that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 870:

     They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.

Synonyms

• reindeer lichen

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