lichens

We have found lemma(root) word of lichens : lichen.

Definitions


[ˈlɪtʃ(ɪ)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a plantlike organism that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees
(e.g: the cedars are festooned with lichen)

- a skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together
(e.g: patients with oral lichen planus)


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Origin:
early 17th century: via Latin from Greek leikhēn




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