lichen
IPA: ɫˈaɪkʌn
noun
- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
- (figurative) Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
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Examples of "lichen" in Sentences
- Mosses and lichens are common in the Arctic.
- It is considered the longest lichen in the world.
- The black on the out side was lichen, a type of moss.
- A lichen picture is on the way for the flora section.
- The nest is made of cobwebs, lichens and plant fibre.
- The caterpillars feed on lichen from the genus parmelia.
- He tells the carnivorous lichen where to find the piggy.
- The majority of the khachkars are covered by moss and lichen.
- It is currently one of the most endangered lichens in the world.
- The microscopic appearance of lichen planus is pathognomonic for the condition.
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