pyrenolichen

noun

py·​re·​no·​lichen

pī¦rēnə+

: an ascolichen of the subgroup Pyrenolichenes compare basidiolichen

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary pyren- + lichen

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Rhymes for pyrenolichen

• peptidoglycan
• proteoglycan
• glycan
• lichen
• liken