Phrase Hound found 20 phrases and 34 compound words that contain lichen. The most common are listed below. Open lichen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 20
- lichen planusA disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes, resulting in a lichenoid appearance.
- map lichenRhizocarpon geographicum, a lichen that grows in patches on rocks in mountainous areas, giving the appearance of a map.
- pin lichenAny of certain crustose lichen with small upward-pointing fruiting bodies supposed to resemble dressmakers' pins, including members of the genera Calicium (stubble lichen) and Chaenotheca (needle lichen, stubble lichen, whisker lichen).
- tube lichenA lichen of the genus Hypogymnia.
- lichen sclerosusA chronic inflammatory skin disease, often affecting the genitals.
- beard lichenSynonym of old man's beard (“lichen of genus Usnea”).
- borderline lichenA structurally simple symbiotic association between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (an alga or cyanobacterium), unlike typical lichens in lacking a differentiated thallus and protective outer cortex.
- comma lichenAny lichen of the genus Arthonia.
- cup lichenAny of the genus Cladonia of moss-like lichens.
- lichen mothAny of the tribe Lithosiini of moths.
- lung lichenSynonym of lungwort (“Lobaria pulmonaria”).
- socket lichenThe common name for the Solorina genus of leafy (foliose) lichens.
- wolf lichenA bright yellow-green, shrubby, fruticose lichenized fungus of species Letharia vulpina (family Parmeliaceae).
- string-of-sausage lichenA pale greenish-grey, densely branched lichen of species Usnea articulata, with a prostrate or pendant growth form.
- goldspeck lichenAny of various lichens of the genus Candelariella.
- lichen simplex chronicusA skin condition characterised by thick leathery skin with exaggerated skin markings caused by sudden itching, excessive rubbing and scratching, generally resulting in small bumps, patches, scratch marks and scale.
- lichen spinulosusA rare skin condition characterized by follicular keratotic papules that are grouped into large patches.
- placodioid lichenA crustose lichen with an areolate center and radiating lobes on the circumference.
- blister lichenAny lichen in the genus Toninia.
- Wilson's lichenThe disease lichen planus.
Compound words 34
- lichenologyThe scientific study of lichens.
- lichenicRelating to, or obtained from lichens
- lichenificationEpidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.
- lichenicolousLiving or growing on lichen.
- lichenizeTo cover with lichens.
- lichenoidResembling lichen
- lichenyCovered in lichen.
- licheniformHaving the form of a lichen.
- lichenisationAlternative spelling of lichenization: The process by which a fungus becomes a mycobiont of a lichen.
- lichenivorousThat feeds on lichens.