- lichenous
- adjective see lichen
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lichenous
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Lichenous — Li chen*ous (l[imac] k[e^]n*[u^]s), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in lichens; covered with lichens. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lichenous — lichen ► NOUN ▪ a simple plant consisting of a fungus living in close association with an alga, typically growing as a crust or covering on rocks, walls, and trees. DERIVATIVES lichened adjective lichenous adjective. ORIGIN Greek leikh n … English terms dictionary
lichenous — /luy keuh neuhs/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a lichen. 2. covered with lichens. [1815 25; LICHEN + OUS] * * * … Universalium
lichenous — adjective a) Covered in lichen. b) Of or resembling lichen … Wiktionary
lichenous — adj. of or pertaining to lichens; covered with lichens; of or pertaining to lichen (skin disease) … English contemporary dictionary
lichenous — li·chen·ous … English syllables
lichenous — … Useful english dictionary
li|chen|ose — «LY kuh nohs», adjective. = lichenous. (Cf. ↑lichenous) … Useful english dictionary
lichen — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Phasmatodea — Temporal range: 55.8–0 Ma … Wikipedia
