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lichen

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

lichensubstantiv

lichens

Pl.

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

Übersetzungen

лишайник

Lichen can often be found growing on rocks and trees.

Лишайник часто можно найти, растущим на камнях и деревьях.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

мох

грибок

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.

Synonyme

lichenverb

lichened

Präteritum

lichened

Partizip Perfekt

lichening

Gerundium

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

Rare verb meaning ‘to cover with lichen’ or ‘to become covered with lichen’.

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

lichenize

become covered with lichen

colonize (by lichen)

cover (with lichen)

overgrow

encrust

lichenadjektiv

Attributive use meaning ‘relating to or covered with lichen’.

Definitionen

Covered with or resembling lichen; relating to lichen.

The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.

Synonyme