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1. lichen
noun. ['ˈlaɪkən'] any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc..
Rhymes with Lichen
- vandyken
- steichen
- graichen
- lykin
- lycan
- liken
- leiken
- heiken
- geiken
- eichen
How do you pronounce lichen?
Pronounce lichen as ˈlaɪkən.
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Sentences with lichen
1. Noun, singular or mass
Spray the lichen with the dissolved baking soda in late winter or early spring.
2. Adjective
You can also get lichen planus in your mouth or develop ridges on your fingernails.
Quotes about lichen
1. Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to a mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on a rock."- Frankenstein p115
- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
2. Consider the Lichen. Lichens are just about the hardiest visible organisms on Earth, but the least ambitious.
- Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
