Lichen

  • 101lichen — [ˈlɪtʃ(ə)n] , [ˈlaɪken] noun [C/U] a small soft plant that grows on surfaces such as trees and walls …

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  • 102lichen — /ˈlaɪkən / (say luykuhn) noun 1. any one of the group, Lichenes, of the Thallophyta, compound plants (fungi in symbiotic union with algae) having a vegetative body (thallus) growing in greenish, grey, yellow, brown, or blackish crust like patches …

  • 103lichen —   n. lowly grey green flowerless plant encrusting rocks, trees, etc.; encrusting skin disease.    ♦ lichenic,    ♦ lichenoid,    ♦ lichenose,    ♦ lichenous, a.    ♦ lichenography, n. description of or treatise on lichens.    ♦ lichenology, n.… …

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  • 104lichen —   Limu, wahinemaika i, kua ala, haea …

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  • 105lichen — nm. : mossa <mousse> nf. (Albanais, Cordon) …

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  • 106lichen — liken …

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  • 107lichen — n. 1 any plant organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus and an alga in symbiotic association, usu. of green, grey, or yellow tint and growing on and colouring rocks, tree trunks, roofs, walls, etc. 2 any of several types of skin… …

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  • 108Stary Licheń — Licheń Stary Hilfe zu Wappen …

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  • 109nail lichen planus — lichen planus of the nails lichen planus affecting a fingernail or toenail, or several nails, usually with formation of a pterygium that fuses the nail plate to the nail bed and may lead to shedding of the nail. This type may occur with or… …

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  • 110bullous lichen planus — lichen planus in which small vesicles and bullae may occur as part of the general papular eruption, or present de novo or on uninvolved skin …

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