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borderline lichens

borderline lichens is the plural of borderline lichen.

Meaning of borderline lichen

Noun

borderline lichen (plural borderline lichens)

  1. A structurally simple symbiotic association between a fungus and a photosynthetic partner (an alga or cyanobacterium), unlike typical lichens in lacking a differentiated thallus and protective outer cortex.

Questions about borderline lichens

What is borderline lichens the plural of?
Borderline lichens is the plural of borderline lichen.

Words near borderline lichens in the dictionary

  1. borderlessness
  2. borderline
  3. borderline case
  4. borderline cases
  5. borderline lichen
  6. borderline lichens
  7. borderline personality disorder
  8. borderline personality disordered
  9. borderline personality disorders
  10. borderline-personality disorder
  11. borderline-personality disorders

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