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Definitions of lichen in various dictionaries:
noun - any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
noun - any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes
A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crustlike or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks.
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Rock growth |
| It may grow on rocks |
| Fungus-alga union |
| Tree growth |
| Tree-trunk cover, perhaps |
| Woodsy growth |
| Symbiotic growth |
| Fungus + alga |
| It grows on rocks |
| Oakmoss, e.g. |
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| There are about 20,000 species of this organism that consists of an alga & a fungus living as a single unit |
| These organisms derive their individual species names from the fungal partner, not the algal partner |
| The beard species of this symbiotic plant is often confused with Spanish moss |
| Obtaining nutrients from the atmosphere, mosses & these fungus/alga combos can survive being covered in ice & snow for months |
| That's not moss, but a species of usnea, the beard type of this |
| The Arctic reindeer moss isn't really moss but this algae/fungus hybrid |
| California made the lace type of this fungus-alga partnership its official state one |
| Ash trees are home to more than 500 species of these symbiotic organisms, including old man's beard |
| Fungi & algae combo(6) |
| The litmus in a litmus test is a reactive dye obtained from these symbiotic plants that grow on rocks or trees |
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| a simple slow-growing plant which typically forms a low crust-like, leaf-like, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees. |
| A simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees. |
| A skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together. |
| any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc. |
| any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks |
| a grey, green, or yellow plant-like organism that grows on rocks, walls, and trees |
| a type of organism that consists of an alga ( plant without leaves or roots) and a fungus ( plant without leaves, flowers, or color) growing together |
| A fungus, usually of the class Ascomycetes, that grows symbiotically with algae, resulting in a composite organism that characteristically forms a crustlike or branching growth on rocks or tree trunks. |
| Pathology Any of various skin diseases characterized by patchy eruptions of small, firm papules. |
| To cover with lichens. |
| Geographic Matches |
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| Lichen, (Region code: 37), POLAND |
| Lichen, Henan, CHINA |
| Lichen, Zhejiang, CHINA |
| Lichen, (Region code: 32), POLAND |
| Lichen, A2, FRANCE |
| Lichen, Shanxi, CHINA |
| Lichen description |
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| A lichen (, LEYE-ken but in UK often , LICH-en) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship. The combined lichen has properties different from those of its component organisms. Lichens come in many colors, sizes, and forms. The properties are sometimes plant-like, but lichens are not plants. Lichens may have tiny, leafless branches (fruticose), flat leaf-like structures (foliose), flakes that lie on the surface like peeling paint (crustose), a powder-like appearance (leprose), or other growth forms.A macrolichen is a lichen that is either bush-like or leafy; all other lichens are termed microlichens. Here, "macro" and "micro" do not refer to size, but to the growth form. Common names for lichens may contain the word moss (e.g., "reindeer moss", "Iceland moss"), and lichens may superficially look like and grow with mosses, but lichens are not related to mosses or any plant. Lichens do not have roots |