Used in general descriptive, botanical and mycological contexts meaning “spread out loosely; not compact”.
Traductions
étaléTerme surtout botanique ou mycologique. The effuse crust of the lichen covered the entire surface of the bark.
La croûte étalée du lichen couvrait toute la surface de l’écorce.
Définitions
Spread out loosely and irregularly; not compact or limited in extent (especially of botanical or mycological structures). The effuse crust of the lichen covered the entire surface of the bark.