poronjäkälä

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Finnish

Etymology

poron (of reindeer) +‎ jäkälä (lichen), thus called because these lichens are important winter feed for the reindeer

Pronunciation

Noun

poronjäkälä

  1. A lichen of the Cladina morphotype within the genus Cladonia (cup lichens), especially the reindeer lichen or reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina)

Declension

Possessive forms of poronjäkälä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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