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crustlike — adjective having a hardened crust as a covering • Syn: ↑crusted, ↑encrusted, ↑crusty • Similar to: ↑covered • Derivationally related forms: ↑crust (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lichen — lichenization, n. lichenlike, adj. /luy keuhn/, n. 1. any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike,… … Universalium
fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… … Universalium
scab — scablike, adj. /skab/, n., v., scabbed, scabbing. n. 1. the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing. 2. Vet. Pathol. a mangy disease in animals, esp. sheep; scabies. Cf. itch (def. 10). 3. Plant Pathol. a. a disease of plants… … Universalium
Crustacea — Crus*ta ce*a (kr?s t? sh? ?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and crabs; so called from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crustaceous — Crus*ta ceous (kr?s t? sh?s; 97), a. [NL. crustaceous. See {crustacea}.] 1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crustaceousness — Crus*ta ceous*ness, n. The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a crustlike shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scab — (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. sc[ae]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.] 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tiburcinia Scabies — Scab Scab (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS. sc[ae]b, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.] 1. An incrustation over a sore, wound,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Côte d'Ivoire — /koht dee vwannrdd / French name of Ivory Coast. * * * Cote d Ivoire Introduction Cote d Ivoire Background: Close ties to France since independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment made Cote d Ivoire … Universalium
