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macrolichen

macrolichen noun: any lichen that has a large thallus, often resulting in a bushy appearance.

macrolichen: any lichen that has a large thallus, often resulting in a bushy appearance
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Noun

macrolichen (plural macrolichens)

  1. Any lichen that has a large thallus, often resulting in a bushy appearance.

Forms of macrolichen

pluralmacrolichens

Origin of macrolichen

From macro- + lichen.

Questions about macrolichen

What does macrolichen mean?
Macrolichen means any lichen that has a large thallus, often resulting in a bushy appearance.
What part of speech is macrolichen?
Macrolichen is a noun.
What is the plural of macrolichen?
The plural of macrolichen is macrolichens.

Words near macrolichen in the dictionary

  1. macrolepiotoid
  2. macroleukoblast
  3. macroleukoblasts
  4. macrolevel
  5. macrolevels
  6. macrolichen
  7. macrolichens
  8. macrolide
  9. macrolides
  10. macroligand
  11. macroligands

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