plural of lichen

(mycology, of a fungus) Adapted to live as a symbiont in a lichen.

simple past tense and past participle of lichenize

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of lichenic acid

Relating to, or obtained from lichens

(biology) The symbiotic relationship that gives rise to a lichen.

plural of lichenate

Covered in lichen. / Composed of lichen. / Resembling lichen.

Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

Covered with lichen.