rock tripe
noun
any lichen of the genus Umbilicaria.
Also called
tripe-de-roche.
Origin of rock tripe
First recorded in 1850–55; allegedly so called in reference to the appearance of the thallus
Words nearby rock tripe
rock squirrel,
rock star,
rock steady,
rock the boat,
rock thrush,
rock tripe,
rock up,
rock wall,
rock wallaby,
rock wool,
rock wren
Example sentences from the Web for rock tripe
There was one cable Burl had missed, hidden by rock-tripe and mould in a depressed part of the cliff-top.
The Forgotten Planet |Murray LeinsterNot even a bit of rock-tripe—in these parts the last resource of starving men—could be met with.
The Young Voyageurs |Mayne ReidOn reaching the rock, they saw what Norman had meant by the words tripe de roche (rock-tripe).
The Young Voyageurs |Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for rock tripe
rock tripe
noun
Canadian
any of various edible lichens, esp of the genus Umbilicaria, that grow on rocks and are used in the North as a survival food