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/ˈlīkən/,
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lichens, plural;
  1. A simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees

  2. A skin disease in which small pimples or bumps occur close together

  1. any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
  2. any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
  3. Lichens (sometimes) are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic association of a fungus (the mycobiont) with a photosynthetic partner (the photobiont or phycobiont), usually either a green alga (commonly Trebouxia) or cyanobacterium (commonly Nostoc). ...
  4. Licheń Stary is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ślesin, within Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Ślesin, north-east of Konin, and east of the regional capital Poznań. The village has a population of 1,100.
  5. (Lichens (musician)) Lichens is the name of Robert Lowe's musical project, created for performance and recording solo and with collaborators.
  6. Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc
  7. (lichened) Covered with lichen
  8. (Lichens) compounds composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an algae, typically forming a crust like, scaly or branchy growth on rocks or trees.
  9. (LICHENS) in botany, compound or dual organisms each consisting of an association of a higher fungus, with a usually unicellular, sometimes filamentous, alga. ...
  10. (Lichens) are remarkable compound organisms that are an excellent example of symbiotic relationships in nature. ...
  11. (Lichens) which are sensitive to atmospheric conditions, have been extensively used as pollution indicators.
  12. (lichens) Autotrophic organisms composed of a fungus (sac or club fungus) and a photosynthetic unicellular organism (e.g., a cyanobacterium or alga) in a symbiotic relationship; are resistant to extremes of cold and drought and can grow in marginal areas such as Arctic tundra.
  13. (lichens) LIKE-uhns/ Organisms composed of a fungus and an alga (usually a green, or blue-green, alga), growing in an intimate, closely entangled, symbiotic relationship. Lichens are most commonly seen on rock outcrops and tree bark. ...
  14. (lichens) a fungus is the host, usually with a green alga or a cyanobacterium as the symbiont. Both fungi and algae found in lichens are capable of living independently.
  15. (lichens) simple slow-growing plants that typically growth on rocks, walls and trees
  16. A duel organism composed of a fungus and an algae or cyanobacteria.
  17. A combination of two organisms, a fungus and an algae. The two organisms must grow together. Lichens are usually crusty growths seen on tree trunks or rocks.
  18. A mutualistic relationship between a fungi and an algae. The two species are so intertwined that they appear to be one organism.
  19. an organism created by the joining of fungus and algae.
  20. any of several skin diseases that cause the skin to develop into hard thick lesions. Lichen skin diseases are named after lichens found on tree trunks, rocks, and bare ground, which cause crusty patches or bushy growths to appear on these surfaces.
  21. An group of living things that each consist of a fungus and an alga living together symbiotically to form an entirely different organism. Female Ruby-throated Hummingbirds adorn their nests with bits of lichen that aid in camouflage.
  22. a dual organism in which a fungus (usually an ascomycete) maintains a green alga or a cyanobacterium captive within its thallus in a symbiosis that approaches balanced parasitism.   Some lichens consist of three or more symbionts.
  23. Lichen is any of a number of complex plant-like organisms made up of an alga and a fungus growing in symbiotic association on a solid surface (as a rock). Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.)
  24. Organism consisting of a fungus (mycellium) and an alga (green alga cells) living in association. Lichens have a high tolerance for cold, drought and heat. They should not be confused with mosses, which are chlorophyll-containing plants.
  25. A symbiotic association between green or blue-green algal cells and fungal hyphae.