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lichenology

lichenology noun: the scientific study of lichens.

Noun

lichenology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of lichens.
    • You start out pulling a few weeds, and the next thing you know you're studying for finals in lichenology.1995 November 3, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader
    • Now lichenology has a photo-illustrated guide that should not be overlooked--the long-awaited Lichens of North America.2001 December 21, Paula T. DePriest, “ECOLOGY: Splendor of Humble Symbionts”, in Science, volume 294, number 5551, →DOI, pages 2485–2486

Origin of lichenology

From lichen + -ology.

Questions about lichenology

What does lichenology mean?
Lichenology means the scientific study of lichens.
What part of speech is lichenology?
Lichenology is a noun.

Words near lichenology in the dictionary

  1. lichenologic
  2. lichenological
  3. lichenologically
  4. lichenologist
  5. lichenologists
  6. lichenology
  7. lichenometric
  8. lichenometrically
  9. lichenometrist
  10. lichenometry
  11. lichenophagous

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