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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1812

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CUP MOSS, n. comb. The lichen, Lecanora tartarea.Bnff. 1812 D. Souter Agric. Bnff. 60:
It is a species of moss named cud bear or cup moss.

[So denominated from its cup-shaped fructification. Used in Eng. for the lichen Scyphophorus pyxidatus or Cladonia pyxidata (N.E.D.).]

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