Lichen Synonyms

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Synonyms for Lichen

fungus-alga
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thallophyte
Any of a former subkingdom (Thallobionta) of nonvascular plantlike organisms showing no clear distinction of roots, stem, or leaves and not producing flowers or seeds: it included the fungi, lichens, and most algae
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epiphyte
A plant, such as a tropical orchid or a staghorn fern, that grows on another plant upon which it depends for mechanical support but not for nutrients.
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fungus-growth
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symbiont
An organism living in a state of symbiosis
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Words Related to Lichen

epiphytic
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crustose
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fungus
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red-algae
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lichens
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bryophyte
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Brachythecium
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foliose
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xanthoria
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Lobarion
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liverwort
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Tortula
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cladonia
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plant
The buildings, fixtures, and equipment, including machinery, tools, and instruments, necessary for an industrial operation or an institution:
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Lichen Sentence Examples

  • The water moved silently over moss and lichen covered slabs of rocks, forming small pools in the low spots.

  • The reproductive organs of the lichen are of a typically fungal character, i.e.

  • The thallus or body of the lichen is of very different form in different genera.

  • The relations of the Alga and the Fungus, which have formed a close associationship in the structure known as the Lichen, were established many years ago.

  • Schimper distinguishes moss tundra, Pot ytrichum tundra, and lichen tundra; and the lichen tundra is subdivided into Cladonia tundra, Platysma tundra, and Alectoria heath.

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