lichens

英 ['laɪkənz] 美 ['laɪkənz]

• 地衣类,地衣

英英释义

名词 lichen:

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.