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Sticta

noun
Stic·ta | \ˈstiktə\

Definition of Sticta 

: a large genus (the type of the family Stictaceae) of mainly tropical lichens having a foliaceous lobed thallus that is commonly coriaceous in texture

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History and Etymology for Sticta

New Latin, from Greek stiktē, feminine of stiktos tattooed, spotted, from stizein to tattoo

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