lichen

UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
lichensubstantiv
lichens
Pl.
UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
Übersetzungen
The lichen on the rocks was a vibrant mix of green and yellow hues.
Le lichen sur les rochers présentait un mélange vibrant de teintes vertes et jaunes.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
lichenTerme médical.
Definitionen
A composite organism arising from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of fungi in a symbiotic relationship.
The lichen on the rocks was a vibrant mix of green and yellow hues.
A skin disease in which small, hard, round spots appear close together.
The doctor diagnosed the patient with lichen planus after examining the rash.
lichenverb
lichened
Präteritum
lichened
Partizip Perfekt
lichening
Gerundium
UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
Rare verb meaning ‘to cover with lichen’ or ‘to become covered with lichen’.
Übersetzungen
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
lichéniserEmploi rare et technique.
Definitionen
To cover with or become covered by lichen; to grow lichens on or upon.
Over time, the gravestones lichened until their inscriptions were barely legible.
Synonyme
become covered with lichen
colonize (by lichen)
cover (with lichen)
lichenadjektiv
Attributive use meaning ‘relating to or covered with lichen’.
Übersetzungen
lichéniqueTerme scientifique.
The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.
Les randonneurs se sont reposés sur un bloc rocheux lichénique près du ruisseau.
Definitionen
Covered with or resembling lichen; relating to lichen.
The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.