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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlechte
Pronunciation / Transliteration: flɛçtə
"Auf den alten Baumstämmen wachsen verschiedene Flechten."
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A simple slow-growing plant-like organism that typically forms a low crust-like, leaf-like, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees, consisting of a fungus and an alga living in a symbiotic relationship.
"Bright orange and green patches of lichen covered the surface of the granite boulder." - 2
Any of various lichenoid organisms used in medicine, dyeing, or as indicators of atmospheric purity.
"Certain species of lichen serve as sensitive bioindicators of air pollution in urban environments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word leikhēn (λκην), meaning 'tree-moss' or 'lichen', which stems from leikhein meaning 'to lick'. In historical botany, the term was adopted into Latin and later Middle English to describe composite organisms that grow as crust-like or branching growths on rocks, walls, and trees.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lichen" is said worldwide
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lichen
Transliteration: li-shɛn
"Le lichen pousse lentement sur les rochers humides."
Flechte
Transliteration: flɛçtə
"Auf den alten Baumstämmen wachsen verschiedene Flechten."
lichene
Transliteration: liˈkeːne
"I licheni sono organismi pionieri che colonizzano la roccia."
líquen
Transliteration: ˈli.ken
"El líquen es una simbiosis entre un hongo y un alga."
líquen
Transliteration: ˈli.kẽj
"Os líquens são sensíveis à poluição do ar."
लाइकेन
Transliteration: laiken
"लाइकेन पत्थरों और पेड़ों की छाल पर उगते हैं।"
地衣
Transliteration: dì yī
"地衣是由真菌和藻类共生构成的生物。"
지의류
Transliteration: ji-eui-ryu
"바위 위에 자라는 지의류는 극한 환경에서도 살아남습니다."
地衣類
Transliteration: chiri-rui
"地衣類は岩や木の幹に生息する共生生物です。"
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