lichen-like
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lichen (ˈlaɪkən, ˈlɪtʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta) |
| 2. | pathol any of various eruptive disorders of the skin |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek leikhēn, from leikhein to lick] | |
| 'lichened | |
| —adj | |
| 'lichen-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'lichenoid | |
| —adj | |
| 'lichenous | |
| —adj | |
| 'lichenose | |
| —adj | |
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