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Definition of lichen
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Lichen
(n.) One of a class of
cellular,
flowerless
plants,
(technically
called
Lichenes),
having
no
distinction
of leaf and stem,
usually
of
scaly,
expanded,
frond-like
forms,
but
sometimes
erect or
pendulous
and
variously
branched.
They
derive
their
nourishment
from the air, and
generate
by means of
spores.
The
species
are very
widely
distributed,
and form
irregular
spots or
patches,
usually
of a
greenish
or
yellowish
color,
upon
rocks,
trees,
and
various
bodies,
to which they
adhere
with great
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Lichenic
::
Lichenic
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
obtained
from,
lichens..
Orsellic
::
Orsellic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
an acid found in
certain
lichens,
and
called
also
lecanoric
acid..
Perithecium
::
Perithecium
(n.) An organ in
certain
fungi and
lichens,
surrounding
and
enveloping
the
masses
of
fructification..
Fibrillose
::
Fibrillose
(a.)
Covered
with
hairlike
appendages,
as the under
surface
of some
lichens;
also,
composed
of
little
strings
or
fibers;
as,
fibrillose
appendages..
Cup-moss
::
Cup-moss
(n.) A kind of
lichen,
of the genus
Cladonia..
Iceland Moss
::
Iceland
moss () A kind of
lichen
(Cetraria
Icelandica)
found from the
Arctic
regions
to the North
Temperate
zone. It
furnishes
a
nutritious
jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary
complaints
as a
demulcent..
Lichenous
::
Lichenous
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
resembling,
lichens;
abounding
in
lichens;
covered
with
lichens..
Scutellum
::
Scutellum
(n.) A
rounded
apothecium
having
an
elevated
rim
formed
of the
proper
thallus,
the
fructification
of
certain
lichens..
Ascus
::
Ascus (n.) A small
membranous
bladder
or tube in which are
inclosed
the
seedlike
reproductive
particles
or
sporules
of
lichens
and
certain
fungi.
Cetraric
::
Cetraric
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
derived
from, the
lichen,
Iceland
moss
(Cetaria
Islandica)..
Persis
::
Persis
(n.) A kind of
coloring
matter
obtained
from
lichens.
Scyphus
::
Scyphus
(n.) A
cup-shaped
stem or
podetium
in
lichens.
Also
called
scypha.
See
Illust.
of
Cladonia
pyxidata,
under
Lichen..
Archil
::
Archil
(n.) A
violet
dye
obtained
from
several
species
of
lichen
(Roccella
tinctoria,
etc.),
which grow on
maritime
rocks in the
Canary
and Cape Verd
Islands,
etc..
Lichenography
::
Lichenography
(n.) A
description
of
lichens;
the
science
which
illustrates
the
natural
history
of
lichens.
Lichenographic
::
Lichenographic
(a.) Alt. of
Lichenographica.
Lirella
::
Lirella
(n.) A
linear
apothecium
furrowed
along the
middle;
the fruit of
certain
lichens.
Orcin
::
Orcin (n.) A
colorless
crystalline
substance,
C6H3.CH3.(OH)2,
which is
obtained
from
certain
lichens
(Roccella,
Lecanora,
etc.),
also from
extract
of
aloes,
and
artificially
from
certain
derivatives
of
toluene.
It
changes
readily
into
orcein..
Vulpic
::
Vulpic
(a.)
Pertaining
to,
derived
from, or
designating,
an acid
obtained
from a
lichen
(Cetraria
vulpina)
as a
yellow
or red
crystalline
substance
which on
decomposition
yields
pulvinic
acid..
Parietic
::
Parietic
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
an acid found in the
lichen
Parmelia
parietina,
and
called
also
chrysophanic
acid..
Licheniform
::
Licheniform
(a.)
Having
the form of a
lichen.
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