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lichen

19 ENTRIES FOUND:

li·chen

noun \ˈlī-kən, British also ˈli-chən\

Definition of LICHEN

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 in symbiotic association on a solid surface (as a rock)
li·chened \-kənd\ adjective
li·chen·ous \-kə-nəs\ adjective

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Origin of LICHEN

Latin, from Greek leichēn, lichēn, from leichein to lick
First Known Use: circa 1657

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