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Word: Lichen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek leikhēn
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlʌɪk(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɪtʃ(ɪ)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a plantlike organism that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees
Short Definition:plantlike organism growing on rocks, walls, and trees
Examples:- the cedars are festooned with lichen
- rocks covered with gold lichens
Definition:
a skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together
Short Definition:skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together
Examples:- patients with oral lichen planus
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