Roccella

See also: roccella

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Roccella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Roccellaceae – certain fungi that form lichens.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Arthoniomycetes - class; Arthoniales - order; Roccellaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Roccella fuciformis - type species; for other species see Roccella on WikispeciesWikispecies or Roccella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Roccella (lichen) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Roccella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Roccella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from any of various places in Italy called Roccella.

Proper noun

Roccella m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024