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lichen

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

lichennoun

lichens

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

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lichen

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.

Traductions supplémentaires

lichenTerme médical.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

lichenverb

lichened

Past Simple

lichened

Past Participle

lichening

ing-form

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

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

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Traductions supplémentaires

lichéniserEmploi rare et technique.

Définitions

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.

Synonymes

overgrow

become covered with lichen

colonize (by lichen)

cover (with lichen)

encrust

lichenize

lichenadjective

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

Traductions

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.

Définitions

Covered with or resembling lichen; relating to lichen.

The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.

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