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lichen meaning in Kannada

ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂವು

/ˈlaɪ.kən/

lichen in Kannada: ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂವು, ಮನೆಯ ಚಾವಣಿ, ಗೋಡೆಗಳು, ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂ. 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.

Kannada words for lichen

ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂವು, ಮನೆಯ ಚಾವಣಿ, ಗೋಡೆಗಳು, ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂ, ಲೈಕೆನ್

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 Kannada

What is the meaning of lichen in Kannada?
Lichen in Kannada is ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂವು, ಮನೆಯ ಚಾವಣಿ, ಗೋಡೆಗಳು, ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂ.
lichen ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Lichen: ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂವು, ಮನೆಯ ಚಾವಣಿ, ಗೋಡೆಗಳು, ಕಲ್ಲುಹೂ.
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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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: lichen (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lichen (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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