- lichenaceous
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
lichen — c.1600, from L. lichen, from Gk. leichen, originally what eats around itself, probably from leichein to lick (see LICK (Cf. lick)). Originally used of liverwort; the modern sense first recorded 1715. Related: Lichenaceous … Etymology dictionary