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Lichened — Li chened (l[imac] k[e^]nd), a. Belonging to, or covered with, lichens. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lichened — lichen ► NOUN ▪ a simple plant consisting of a fungus living in close association with an alga, typically growing as a crust or covering on rocks, walls, and trees. DERIVATIVES lichened adjective lichenous adjective. ORIGIN Greek leikh n … English terms dictionary
lichened — adjective see lichen … New Collegiate Dictionary
lichened — liˈchened adjective Covered with lichens • • • Main Entry: ↑lichen … Useful english dictionary
lichen — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek leichēn, lichēn, from leichein to lick Date: circa 1657 1. any of several skin diseases characterized by a papular eruption 2. any of numerous complex plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus growing… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hylidae — Taxobox name = Hylidae fossil range = Fossil range|57|0 Paleocene – recent image width = 250px image caption = Red eyed Tree Frog, Agalychnis callidryas regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Hylidae familia … Wikipedia
P. G. Wodehouse locations — The following is an incomplete compendium of the fictional locations featured in the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, in alphabetical order by place name. Contents 1 The Angler s Rest 2 Beckford 3 Belpher 4 … Wikipedia
St Ervan — is a small rural parish in North Cornwall, England, UK.The parish church has a very unusual tower, it originally stood only 50 feet high and was built in the 14th/15th centuries. It had the upper part brought down by explosives in the 1880s, but… … Wikipedia
melanin — melaninlike, adj. /mel euh nin/, n. any of a class of insoluble pigments, found in all forms of animal life, that account for the dark color of skin, hair, fur, scales, feathers, etc. [1835 45; MELAN + IN2] * * * Any of several organic compounds … Universalium
lichen — noun /ˈlaɪkən/ Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc. The Beaches of Lukannon–the winter wheat so tall– The dripping, crinkled lichens, and the sea fog… … Wiktionary
