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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Origin and Etymology of sticta
New Latin, from Greek stiktē, feminine of stiktos tattooed, spotted, from stizein to tattoo
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