n. A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, such as the reindeer moss.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in the so-called reindeer moss.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In botany, in certain lichens, the shrubby or stalk-like outgrowth of the thallus, bearing exposed hymenia; also, any stalk-like elevation. See cuts under Cladonia.
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n. an organ or body resembling a stalk; especially the outgrowth of the thallus of certain lichens on which the ascocarp is borne