ムシゴケ

noun

whiteworm lichen

A species of lichen (Thamnolia vermicularis) found in alpine and arctic regions. The name is usually written in katakana.

• ムシゴケは高こう山ざんの岩いわ場ばに生はえる地ち衣い類るいの一いっ種しゅだ。

  Whiteworm lichen is a type of lichen that grows on rocky alpine terrain.