corticole (kortikol)

[L. cortex (cortic-), bark, + colere, inhabit.] Growing on bark; corticolous. With respect to corticole lichens, some prefer the rugged bark of old trees (e. g., Ramal in a, Parmelia, Stictei) and others the smooth bark of young trees and shrubs (e. g., Graph ide i and some Lecideæ). Encyc . Brit ., XIV. 562. corticoline (kôr-tik'ō-lin), a. [As corticole + -inel .] Same as corticolous . corticolous (kôr-tik'ō-lus), a. [As corticole + -ous .] Growing on bark: applied to lichens, fungi, etc. corticose, corticous (kôr'ti-kōs, -kus), a. [ The cortile , or hall, is Morisco-Italian. narius, general appearance the species resemble those Agaric us, they are closely allied. cortin ate (kôr'ti-nat), a. [NL. cortin at us, sanicle), found in the alpine districts of the old world. It is a low, flowering, herbaceous perennial, with monopetalous campanulate flowers of a fine red color, re sembling the primrose.