How to Use lichen in a Sentence

lichen

noun

• Here is the lichen turned crouton; here, the squid turned tartlet.
  — Daniel Wenger, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2017
• Race on the White River, learn about lichens, or go on a night hike with these events around the state.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
• The knob was a small rocky knoll, covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichen.
  — Longreads, 12 Mar. 2018
• My oak trees are covered in green lichens and light green mossy stuff.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
• The gray, crusty portions attached to stems are lichens.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
• To lichens and moss, the wall’s dry stones are surfaces where plants can’t compete.
  — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
• Those are lichens growing on the surface of the grapefruit bark.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
• So again, picture dried Elmer's glue, or the light blue lichen that grows on tree trunks.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2018
• Near the river, a large Garry Oak tree is swathed in fringes of lime-green lichen.
  — Lisa Pemberton, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2017
• In any case, there are sure to be at least a few flecks of moss or lichen, gray or gray-green, on that side.
  — Ted Updike, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025
• The blues even have a little bit of a green undertone, like lichen on a stone.
  — Lisa Cregan, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2014
• Mosses, lichens, fern mats, even other trees all grow in the canopy soil.
  — NBC News, 28 July 2019
• Not all tardigrades dwell in water; some species live in moss and lichens on trees.
  — Ben Guarino, ajc, 14 July 2017
• That has allowed moose their willows and caribou their lichen, as well as the space to breed and move around.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
• This means that, to a hungry reindeer, the lichens look like blobs of black in a sea of white, even when they are buried beneath the snow.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
• To make: Cover a 12- to 16-inch foam wreath form with clumps of moss and lichen, attaching with hot-glue.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• The girls scattered, gathering wood and old-man’s beard, a pale-green lichen that makes a good fire starter.
  — Susan Shain, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
• The forest floor is alive with mushrooms, lichens, moss and fox droppings.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Aside from causing pain, oral lichen planus can lead to cancer.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• The moss and lichen growing on everything, even old rusty cars.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Ferns, lichen and moss grow in them, and salamanders, spotted owls and bats reside in the trees.
  — Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Moss and lichens gradually die when on the ground and do not have to be gathered.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
• From lichen to hunter, lime, chartreuse, olive, and beyond, there's a right shade of green for every space!
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2023
• It’s often said that there are only a few types of poisonous lichen.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2012
• Some species of insects, lichens and fungi are found only in old-growth forests.
  — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 25 Oct. 2017
• The cedars appear almost like ghosts, with the light green lichen on their reddish bark set off against the snow cover.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• Species linked to birch forests, including lichens and fungi, showed notable drops.
  — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
• Now, this number may seem very high but included in this number are lichens and mosses which are considered plants.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Dec. 2025
• Furthermore the buds of trees, lichens and many fungi glow with this same light.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
• The flash lights up the name plaque, the fresh lichen the ship has collected since being towed to Scottish waters.
  — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025