Definition of tree moss. Meaning of tree moss. Synonyms of tree moss

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word tree moss. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word tree moss and, of course, tree moss synonyms and on the right images related to the word tree moss.

Definition of tree moss

tree moss
Lichen Li"chen (l[imac]"k[e^]n; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. leichh`n.] 1. (Bot.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called rock moss or tree moss. Note: A favorite modern theory of lichens (called after its inventor the Schwendener hypothesis), is that they are not autonomous plants, but that they consist of ascigerous fungi, parasitic on alg[ae]. Each lichen is composed of white filaments and green, or greenish, rounded cells, and it is argued that the two are of different nature, the one living at the expense of the other. See Hyph[ae], and Gonidia. 2. (Med.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion.

Meaning of tree moss from wikipedia

- Tree moss is a common name for several organisms and may refer to: Climacium, a genus of mosses which resemble miniature trees Climacium dendroides, a...
- (flat and thallus-like). M****ed moss protonemata typically look like a thin green felt, and may grow on damp soil, tree bark, rocks, concrete, or almost...
- Cullen Moss (born July 8, 1975) is an American film, television and voice actor. He is best known for his roles on One Tree Hill (2003–2012) and The Notebook...
- Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) is an epiphytic flowering plant that often grows upon large trees in tropical and subtropical climates. It is native...
- plant in the family Araliaceae Hypnodendron comosum (Palm tree moss or palm moss), a moss in the family Hypnodendraceae Musa species (Banana palm), a...
- tree climacium moss, belongs in the order Hypnales and family Climaciaceae, in class Bryopsida and subclass Bryidae. It is identified as a "tree moss"...
- Schimper in 1879. The term bryophyte comes from Ancient Gr**** βρύον (brúon) 'tree moss, liverwort' and φυτόν (phutón) 'plant'. The defining features of bryophytes...
- acanthoneura is a species of moss in the family Mniaceae. It is known as leucolepis umbrella moss or Menzies' tree moss (from its synonym, Leucolepis...
- Pseudevernia furfuracea, commonly known as tree moss, is a lichenized species of fungus that grows on the bark of firs and pines. The lichen is rather...
- commonly known as slender mouse-tail moss or tree moss, is a true moss that grows abundantly on both rocks and trees. It is native to Western and Eastern...