pustulatous, a.
(pʌstjʊˈleɪtəs)
[f. pustulate a. + -ous.]
= pustulate a. pustulatous moss: see quots.
| 1856 W. L. Lindsay Pop. Hist. Brit. Lichens 91 The ‘Mosses’ [i.e. crustaceous or foliaceous dye-lichens] are irregularly designated, the specific name in some being due..to their physical characters, as ‘Tartareous or Pustulatous moss’. Ibid. 177 Umbilicaria pustulata..is largely imported by the London orchill-makers..under the commercial designation of Pustulatous Moss. |