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Definition of lichen
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of lichen is as below...
Lichen
(n.) A name given to
several
varieties
of skin
disease,
esp. to one
characterized
by the
eruption
of
small,
conical
or flat,
reddish
pimples,
which,
if
unchecked,
tend to
spread
and
produce
great and even fatal
exhaustion..
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Manna
::
Manna (n.) A name given to
lichens
of the genus
Lecanora,
sometimes
blown into heaps in the
deserts
of
Arabia
and
Africa,
and
gathered
and used as
food..
Persis
::
Persis
(n.) A kind of
coloring
matter
obtained
from
lichens.
Maplike
::
Maplike
(a.)
Having
or
consisting
of lines
resembling
a map; as, the
maplike
figures
in which
certain
lichens
grow..
Agar-agar
::
Agar-agar
(n.) A fucus or
seaweed
much used in the East for soups and
jellies;
Ceylon
moss
(Gracilaria
lichenoides).
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..
Lichenographist
::
Lichenographist
(n.) One who
describes
lichens;
one
versed
in
lichenography.
Lichenous
::
Lichenous
(a.) Of,
pertaining
to, or
resembling,
lichens;
abounding
in
lichens;
covered
with
lichens..
Cudbear
::
Cudbear
(n.) A
lichen
(Lecanora
tartarea),
from which the
powder
is
obtained..
Mycose
::
Mycose
(n.) A
variety
of
sugar,
isomeric
with
sucrose
and
obtained
from
certain
lichens
and
fungi.
Called
also
trehalose..
Evernic
::
Evernic
(a.)
Pertaining
to
Evernia,
a genus of
lichens;
as,
evernic
acid..
Patella
::
Patella
(n.) A kind of
apothecium
in
lichens,
which is
orbicular,
flat, and
sessile,
and has a
special
rim not a part of the
thallus..
Ascospore
::
Ascospore
(n.) One of the
spores
contained
in the asci of
lichens
and
fungi.
[See
Illust.
of
Ascus..
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..
Lichenographic
::
Lichenographic
(a.) Alt. of
Lichenographica.
Lecanoric
::
Lecanoric
(a.)
Pertaining
to, or
designating,
an
organic
acid which is
obtained
from
several
varieties
of
lichen
(Lecanora,
Roccella,
etc.),
as a
white,
crystalline
substance,
and is
called
also
orsellic,
/
diorsellinic
acid,
lecanorin,
etc..
Lichenology
::
Lichenology
(n.) The
science
which
treats
of
lichens.
Trica
::
Trica (n.) An
apothecium
in
certain
lichens,
having
a
spherical
surface
marked
with
spiral
or
concentric
ridges
and
furrows..
Athalamous
::
Athalamous
(a.) Not
furnished
with
shields
or beds for the
spores,
as the
thallus
of
certain
lichens..
Cudbear
::
Cudbear
(n.) A
powder
of a
violet
red
color,
difficult
to
moisten
with
water,
used for
making
violet
or
purple
dye. It is
prepared
from
certain
species
of
lichen,
especially
Lecanora
tartarea..
Lichenography
::
Lichenography
(n.) A
description
of
lichens;
the
science
which
illustrates
the
natural
history
of
lichens.
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