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lichenose
Variant of lichen
noun
- any of various small plants composed of a particular fungus and a particular alga growing in an intimate symbiotic association and forming a dual plant, commonly adhering in colored patches or spongelike branches to rock, wood, soil, etc.
- any of various skin diseases characterized by papules and enlarged skin markings
transitive verb
to cover with lichens
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