- Lichenes
- nouncomprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi• Syn: ↑division Lichenes• Hypernyms: ↑division• Member Holonyms: ↑Fungi, ↑kingdom Fungi, ↑fungus kingdom• Member Meronyms:↑Lichenales, ↑order Lichenales, ↑lichen, ↑Lechanorales, ↑order Lechanorales, ↑Lecanoraceae, ↑family Lecanoraceae, ↑Roccellaceae, ↑family Roccellaceae, ↑Pertusariaceae, ↑family Pertusariaceae, ↑Usneaceae, ↑family Usneaceae, ↑Cladoniaceae, ↑family Cladoniaceae, ↑Parmeliaceae, ↑family Parmeliaceae
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\\līˈkē(ˌ)nēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized: a major category of thallophytes comprising the lichens now usually treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with Algae and Fungi — compare lichenales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.