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li·chen
 lichen
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- pronunciation:
- laI
k
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of various organisms resulting from the symbiotic association of a photosynthetic alga with a fungus, giving rise to a usu. greenish or reddish undifferentiated mass with a scaly, crustlike, or branching form.
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| definition 2: |
one of a variety of skin diseases characterized by scaly lesions.
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| derivations: |
lichenoid (adj.), lichenous (adj.) |
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