Lichen Meaning in Spanish
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• Lichen
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called rock moss or tree moss.
- (n.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion.
• Lichened
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Belonging to, or covered with, lichens.
• Lichenic
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens.
• Licheniform
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Having the form of a lichen.
• Lichenin
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.
• Lichenographic
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Alt. of Lichenographical
• Lichenographical
Definition & Meaning
- (a.) Of or pertaining to lichenography.
• Lichenographist
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.
• Lichenography
Definition & Meaning
- (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
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