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lichen

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

lichennoun

lichens

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

Traductions

лишайник

Lichen can often be found growing on rocks and trees.

Лишайник часто можно найти, растущим на камнях и деревьях.

Traductions supplémentaires

мох

грибок

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

Gerund

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

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

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

lichenize

become covered with lichen

colonize (by lichen)

cover (with lichen)

overgrow

encrust

lichenadjective

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

Définitions

Covered with or resembling lichen; relating to lichen.

The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.

Synonymes