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lirella
[ li-rel-uh, lahy- ]
/ lɪˈrɛl ə, laɪ- /
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noun Botany, Mycology.
the elongated, narrow apothecium of certain lichens.
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Origin of lirella
1830–40; <New Latin, diminutive of Latin līra a ridge, furrow
Words nearby lirella
liquorish, liquor store, liquor up, lira, lira da braccio, lirella, lirellate, liriodendron, liriope, liripipe, Lisa
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