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lichen meaning in Bengali

শৈবাল śōibal

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

lichen in Bengali: শৈবাল (śōibal). In English, lichen means 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.

Bengali words for lichen

symbiotic association of algae and fungi
শৈবাল śōibal

English meaning of lichen

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
  3. verb To cover with lichen.

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Questions about lichen in Bengali

What is the meaning of lichen in Bengali?
Lichen in Bengali is শৈবাল (śōibal).
lichen এর বাংলা অর্থ কী?
Lichen: শৈবাল (śōibal).
What does lichen mean in English?
Lichen means 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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lichen (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Bengali words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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