What does lichenize mean?
Lichenize means (transitive) To cover with lichens..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To cover with lichens..
They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens.
Today, one in five of all known fungal species form lichens, or "lichenize".
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Lichenize means (transitive) To cover with lichens..
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They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens.
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