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Meaning of lichenize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cover with lichens.
  2. To form a lichen or species of lichen.

Examples

“They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens.”
“Today, one in five of all known fungal species form lichens, or "lichenize".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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