Definition for Lichen:

• Kinds of cellular cryptogamic plant( prob. fungus parasitic on alga) usu. of green, grey, or yellow tint growing on& colouring rocks, tree-trunks, &c., whence lichened a., lichenology n.; skin-disease with reddish eruption. Hence lichenous a. [ Latin]

Synonyms for Lichen:

• n.

  •plant (noun)
  • lichen.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reindeer lichen,
  • aspidistra,
  • betel,
  • agave,
  • bluegrass,
  • bindweed,
  • crustaceous,
  • fruticose,
  • Iceland Moss,
  • Rocella tinctoria,
  • epiphyte,
  • fungus-alga,
  • belladonna,
  • reindeer moss,
  • bamboo,
  • symbiont,
  • gelatinous,
  • bracken,
  • thallophyte,
  • aloe,
  • barley.
  •
  • mold.

Lichen Sentence Examples:

• This was a square walled enclosure with an iron gate, rank with weeds, utterly neglected, and with the tombstones, some leaning, some prostrate, all covered with lichen and moss.

• On each side it was set with smooth green slopes of pasture and pleasant squares of wheat, until it reached the woods and ran under the oaks and walnuts and birches to the cliffs of lichen - spotted stone which topped the summit.

Homophones for Lichen:

• lucania, lockman, lausanne, logomania, luscinia, laconia, leishmania, leccinum, lasagne, lysine, lacuna, locoism, legume, lissome, leukoma, leucaemia, lysin, Lazy Susan, leucine, lysinemia, logion, logicism, logjam, lagan, logania, liken, lock in, liegeman, leucoma, lagune, lcm, leiken, lay eyes on, lycian, legion, ligne, lagoon, lesson, log on, lysozyme, logan, louisiana, like sin, lycan, leucaena, look on, log-in, lycium, loxoma, lexicon, lycaena, lakshmi, lykin, leukaemia, loose woman, logician, lissom, liaison, lycaeon, legin, louisianan, laconian, ligan, locum, lucknow, log in, laguna, lesion, lessen, lignum, lasagna, lysosome, lyceum, louisianian, lexeme, liquaemin, luzon, Lushun, loose cannon, lignin, laocoon, lysogeny, loosen, leukemia.

Holonyms for Lichen:

• n.

  • plant
    Division Lichenes, lichenes.

Hypernym for Lichen:

• n.

  • plant
    lecanora, beard lichen, ascolichen, arctic moss, Iceland Moss, Usnea Barbata, reindeer moss, crottal, horsehair lichen, roccella, crottle, Iceland Lichen, Roccella Tinctoria, horsetail lichen, reindeer lichen, basidiolichen, beard moss, crotal, Cladonia Rangiferina, Cetraria Islandica.
  • state
    Lichen Planus, Lichen Ruber Planus.

Hyponym for Lichen:

• n.

  • plant
    fungus.
  • state
    skin disease, skin disorder, disease of the skin.