Lichen

lī′ken, lich′en, n. one of an order of cellular flowerle plants: an eruption on the skin.— adjs. Lī′chened , covered with lichens; Lichen′ic , pertaining to lichens; Lī′chen i form .— ns. Lī′chenine , a starch-like substance, found in Iceland mo and other lichens; Lī′chenist , Lichenog′rapher , one versed in Lichenog′raphy , the description of lichens.— adjs. Lichenograph′ic , -al .— n. Lichenol′ogy , the department of botany relating to lichens.— adj. Lī′chenous , abounding in, or pertaining to, lichens. [L.,—Gr. leichēn — leichein , to lick.] IMG:c269_px_Chambers_1908_Lichgate.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail:Chambers_1908_Lichgate.png-250px-Chambers_1908_Lichgate.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail