lichen meaning in Tamil
பாசிக்காளான்
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
lichen in Tamil: பாசிக்காளான், பாசிப்பூஞ்சை, லைக்கன், கொப்புளத் தோல் நோய். 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.
Tamil words for lichen
- பாசிக்காளான், பாசிப்பூஞ்சை, லைக்கன், கொப்புளத் தோல் நோய், கொப்புளத்தோடு தடித்த தோல் நோய், தடித்த
English meaning of lichen
- 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.
- noun Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
- verb To cover with lichen.
Synonyms of lichen
lichen in other languages
Questions about lichen in Tamil
- What is the meaning of lichen in Tamil?
- Lichen in Tamil is பாசிக்காளான், பாசிப்பூஞ்சை, லைக்கன், கொப்புளத் தோல் நோய்.
- lichen என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Lichen: பாசிக்காளான், பாசிப்பூஞ்சை, லைக்கன், கொப்புளத் தோல் நோய்.
- 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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Tamil words from Tamil 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 Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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