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map lichen

map lichen noun: rhizocarpon geographicum, a lichen that grows in patches on rocks in mountainous areas, giving the appearance of a map.

Noun

map lichen (plural map lichens)

  1. Rhizocarpon geographicum, a lichen that grows in patches on rocks in mountainous areas, giving the appearance of a map.

Forms of map lichen

pluralmap lichens

Questions about map lichen

What does map lichen mean?
Map lichen means rhizocarpon geographicum, a lichen that grows in patches on rocks in mountainous areas, giving the appearance of a map.
What part of speech is map lichen?
Map lichen is a noun.
What is the plural of map lichen?
The plural of map lichen is map lichens.

Words near map lichen in the dictionary

  1. map
  2. map butterflies
  3. map butterfly
  4. map game
  5. map games
  6. map lichen
  7. map lichens
  8. map of Tasmania
  9. map of Tassie
  10. map onto
  11. map out

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