Lichenize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Lichenize is a verb meaning (transitive) To cover with lichens.
Meaning
(transitive) To cover with lichens.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To form a lichen or species of lichen.
Example Sentences
Today, one in five of all known fungal species form lichens, or "lichenize".
They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens.
Word Forms
- lichenizes
- lichenizing
- lichenized
- lichenise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lichenise, lignify, lushen, indenize, lignitize, lustrify.
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