Lichen
21lichen — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fungus growth, fungus alga, thallophyte, epiphyte, symbiont; see also plant . Types of lichen include: foliaceous, crustaceous, fruticose, geLatinous, Iceland moss, reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, Rocella tinctoria, Rocella… …
22Lichen — Knötchenflechte (f), Lichen (n) eng lichen (skin disease) …
23lichen — UK [ˈlaɪken] / US / UK [ˈlɪtʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms lichen : singular lichen plural lichens a small soft plant that grows on surfaces such as trees and walls …
24lichen — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek leichēn, lichēn, from leichein to lick Date: circa 1657 1. any of several skin diseases characterized by a papular eruption 2. any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus growing… …
25LICHEN — s. m. (On prononce Likène. ) T. de Botan. Genre de plante de la famille des Algues, ordinairement en forme de croûte, qui croît sur les troncs d arbres, sur les rochers, sur les murs, etc. Lichen d Islande …
26lichen — noun /ˈlaɪkən/ Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc. The Beaches of Lukannon–the winter wheat so tall– The dripping, crinkled lichens, and the sea fog… …
27lichen — A discrete flat papule or an aggregate of papules giving a patterned configuration resembling l. growing on rocks. [G. leichen, l.; a lichenlike eruption] l. myxedematosus a lichenoid eruption of papules on the upper body of mucinous edema due to …
28lichen — Synonyms and related words: acne, acne vulgaris, algae, autophyte, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, conferva, confervoid, creeper, dermamycosis, dermatitis, dermatosis, diatom, eczema, elephantiasis, epithelioma, erysipelas, erythema,… …
29lichen — lì·chen s.m.inv. TS med. nome di varie dermatosi a carattere papuloso, più o meno pruriginose {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1583. ETIMO: dal lat. līchen, nom., dal gr. leikhēn, der. di leíkhō io lecco …
30Lichen — Li|chen [ li:çe:n] der; s <über lat. lichen, Gen. lichenis aus gr. leiche̅n »Flechte«> Hautflechte, die vor allem durch ↑papulöse Knötchen gekennzeichnet ist; Knötchenflechte (Med.) …
