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Lecanorales

plural noun
Lec·a·no·ra·les | \ˌlekə(ˌ)nōˈrā(ˌ)lēz, -nȯˈ-\

Definition of Lecanorales 

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: an order comprising all the lichens that produce apothecia

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New Latin, from Lecanora + -ales

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