lichen
Meaning
- (declension-3, literally) a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen
- (declension-3) an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm
- (declension-3, especially) an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm
Concepts
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈliː.kʰeːn]
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn).
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