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lichen

UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
lichennoun
lichens
pl
UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
Traduzioni
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.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
lichenTerme médical.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
fungus
alga
symbiont
moss
lichenverb
lichened
Past Simple
lichened
Past Participle
lichening
Gerund
UK
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
Rare verb meaning ‘to cover with lichen’ or ‘to become covered with lichen’.
Traduzioni
Traduzioni aggiuntive
lichéniserEmploi rare et technique.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
overgrow
become covered with lichen
colonize (by lichen)
cover (with lichen)
encrust
lichenize
lichenadjective
Attributive use meaning ‘relating to or covered with lichen’.
Traduzioni
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.
Definizioni
Covered with or resembling lichen; relating to lichen.
The hikers rested on a lichen boulder near the stream.
Sinonimi
lichenous
lichenoid
lichen-like
lichenaceous
licheniform
lichenified
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