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reindeer moss
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Definition of REINDEER MOSS
: a gray, erect, tufted, and much-branched lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that forms extensive patches in arctic and north-temperate regions, constitutes a large part of the food of caribou, and is sometimes eaten by humans —called also reindeer lichen
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First Known Use of REINDEER MOSS
circa 1753
Rhymes with REINDEER MOSS
albatross, applesauce, at a loss, autocross, Celtic cross, chili sauce, come across, cyclo-cross, dental floss, double-cross, for a loss, get across, intercross, Irish moss, Latin cross, Maltese cross, motocross, Navy Cross, Northern Cross, papal cross, put across, run across, semigloss, single cross, Southern Cross, Spanish moss, underboss
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