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Meaning of Lichen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlaɪ.kən

Definitions

  1. Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية أشنة الأشنة بهق حزاز طحلب
Български лишей
বাংলা শৈবাল
Bosanski lav lišaj лишај
Català liquen
Čeština lišej lišejník
Cymraeg cen
Dansk lav
Deutsch Flechte
Ελληνικά λειχήνα
Esperanto likeno
Español liquen
Eesti samblik
Euskara liken
Suomi jäkälä keuhkojäkälä
Français lichen lichen
Gaeilge léicean
Galego calquizo escamenta lique orcelo orco ouricela
עברית חזזית
हिन्दी काई
Hrvatski lav lišaj лишај
Magyar zuzmó
Հայերեն քարաքոս
Íslenska flétta skóf
Italiano lichene
日本語 地衣 地衣類
ქართული ლიქენი
Қазақша қына
ខ្មែរ កវកាប្យ
한국어 지의류
Kurdî lav
Latina lichen
Latviešu ķērpis
Te Reo Māori angiangi
Македонски лишај
मराठी दगडफूल
မြန်မာဘာသာ လေသိုက်
Nederlands korstmos
Polski liszaj porost
Português líquen
Русский лишай лишайник
Slovenščina lišaj
Српски lav lišaj лишај
Svenska lav
ไทย ตะไคร้ ตะไคร่น้ำ
Türkçe liken
Tiếng Việt địa y

Examples

“The Beaches of Lukannon–the winter wheat so tall, / The dripping, crinkled lichens, and the sea-fog drenching all!”
“It was the same rich green that one sees on forest moss or on the lichen in caves: plants which like these grow in a perpetual twilight.”
“The nibble marks of the stone adze were still visible, though crusted over with scale lichens in most places.”
“Meanwhile, abiding a day of judgment, she fought ceaselessly to deny the bitter drops in her cup, to tear back the slow, the intangibly slow growth of a hot, corrosive lichen eating into her heart.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

lichen moth lichen planus lichen sclerosus lichenan lichenase lichenate

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