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Cladonia rangiferina
Reindeer Rein"deer` (r?n"d?r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf. Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also raindeer, and ranedeer.] (Zool.) Any ruminant of the genus Rangifer, of the Deer family, found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers, with the brow tines palmate. Note: The common European species (R. tarandus) is domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or caribou (R. caribou) is found in Canada and Maine (see Caribou.) The Barren Ground reindeer or caribou (R. Gr[oe]nlandicus), of smaller size, is found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both hemispheries. Reindeer moss (Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter. Reindeer period (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over Central Europe.

Meaning of Adonia from wikipedia

- The Adonia (Gr****: Ἀδώνια) was a festival celebrated annually by women in ancient Greece to mourn the death of Adonis, the consort of Aphrodite. It is...
- Azamara Pursuit (previously R Eight, Minerva II, Royal Princess and Adonia) is a cruise ship operating for Azamara Club Cruises. The ship was built by...
- Adonia is an ancient Gr**** festival. Adonia may also refer to: MS Charming, a Sun-class cruise ship launched in 1998 and known as Adonia from 2003 to 2005...
- for Princess Cruises, joined the same year and Arcadia departed in 2003. Adonia, formerly Sea Princess and a sister to Oceana, replaced Arcadia the same...
- wept; his blood mingled with her tears and became the anemone flower. The Adonia festival commemorated his tragic death, celebrated by women every year in...
- Adonia Ayebare, (born 18 October 1966) is a Ugandan journalist and diplomat who currently serves as Uganda's Permanent Representative to the United Nations...
- During the Festival of Adonia The connection between lamentation and femininity is made apparent in the Athenian festival of Adonia. An event held exclusively...
- Osmodes adonia, the Adonia white-spots, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic...
- Adonias saga is a medieval Icelandic romance saga. Kalinke and Mitc**** summarise the saga thus: The crux of the tale is the prophecy that the offspring...
- and Azamara Journey were renovated and in 2018 the company acquired the Adonia from P&O Cruises, renaming it to Azamara Pursuit. The company was founded...