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Wilson's lichen

Wilson's lichen noun: the disease lichen planus.

Noun

Wilson's lichen (uncountable)

  1. The disease lichen planus.

Origin of Wilson's lichen

First reported in 1869 by Erasmus Wilson.

Questions about Wilson's lichen

What does Wilson's lichen mean?
Wilson's lichen means the disease lichen planus.
What part of speech is Wilson's lichen?
Wilson's lichen is a noun.

Words near Wilson's lichen in the dictionary

  1. Wilson snipe
  2. Wilson's bird of paradise
  3. Wilson's birds of paradise
  4. Wilson's disease
  5. Wilson's filmy fern
  6. Wilson's lichen
  7. Wilson's petrel
  8. Wilson's petrels
  9. Wilson's phalarope
  10. Wilson's phalaropes
  11. Wilson's plover

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