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Meaning of lichen | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

[ˈliː.kʰeːn]

Definitions

a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen
declension-3, literally
an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm
declension-3
a callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine
declension-3, especially

Equivalents

English Lichen

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

lichenologia Lichenomorphus nigriventer Lichtensteni Lichtensteno Lichtenstenum licia

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