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Answer for the clue "A large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens ", 8 letters:
parmelia

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Usnic \Us"nic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens ( Usnea , Parmelia , etc.).

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Parmelia may refer to: Parmelia (barque) , the barque in which were transported the first settlers of the British colony of Western Australia in 1829 Parmelia (lichen) , a large genus of lichens with global distribution Parmelia, Western Australia , a suburb ...

Usage examples of parmelia.

Red pignut hickory and Parmelia conspersa lichen, both found primarily in Central Park.