HyperDic: lichen

English > 2 senses of the word *lichen*:
NOUN	state	lichen	any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
NOUN	plant	lichen	any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes

lichen > pronunciation
Sounds	lay'kahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *lichen*: 2 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks.
Narrower	lichen planus, lichen ruber planus	An eruption of shiny flat-topped purplish (usually itchy) papules on the wrist and forearms and thighs
Broader	skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder	A disease affecting the skin
Spanish	liquen
Catalan	liquen

English > *lichen*: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	Any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc..
Member of	Lichenes, division Lichenes	Comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae
Narrower	Iceland moss, Iceland lichen, Cetraria islandica	lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions
	ascolichen	A lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
	basidiolichen	A lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete
	beard lichen, beard moss, Usnea barbata	greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
	crottle, crottal, crotal	Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
	horsehair lichen, horsetail lichen	Any of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hair
	lecanora	Any lichen of the genus Lecanora
	reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, arctic moss, Cladonia rangiferina	An erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
	roccella, Roccella tinctoria	A source of the dye archil and of litmus
Broader	fungus	An organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter
Spanish	líquenes, liquen
Catalan	liquen

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