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lecideine

lecideine adjective: similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.

Adjective

lecideine (comparative more lecideine, superlative most lecideine)

  1. Similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.
    • As currently circumscribed, Lecidella is comprised of crustose lichens characterized by black lecideine apothecia […]2015 September 29, “A Molecular Phylogeny of the Lichen Genus Lecidella Focusing on Species from Mainland China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of lecideine

comparativemore lecideine
superlativemost lecideine

Origin of lecideine

From taxonomic name Lecidea + -ine.

Questions about lecideine

What does lecideine mean?
Lecideine means similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.
What part of speech is lecideine?
Lecideine is an adjective.

Words near lecideine in the dictionary

  1. lechuguillas
  2. lechwe
  3. lechwes
  4. lechy
  5. lecideaceous
  6. lecideine
  7. lecideoid
  8. lecidiene
  9. lecinoxoid
  10. lecinoxoids
  11. lecirelin

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