Psora
See also: psora
Translingual
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin psōra f (“itch”), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ψώρᾱ f (psṓrā, “itch; disease of trees; scab”). Both the Latin and Ancient Greek terms also mean 'scabies', this could be related to the scattered pattern both scabies and this genus of lichen follow or appear as.
Proper noun
editPsora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Psoraceae – fishscale lichens.
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- Psora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Psora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Psora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons