サルオガセ

noun

old man's beard; Usnea lichen

Refers to any lichen of the genus Usnea, commonly called old man's beard in English. The Japanese name literally means 'monkey's hair'.

• 森もりの木きの枝えだにサルオガセがたくさん垂たれ下さがっていた。

  A lot of old man's beard was hanging from the branches of the trees in the forest.

• サルオガセは地ち衣い類るいの一いっ種しゅで、空くう気きがきれいな場ば所しょに生はえる。

  Old man's beard is a type of lichen that grows in places with clean air.