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lichen

[lahy-kuhn] / ˈlaɪ kən /
NOUN
moss
Synonyms


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Crisp and fresh, but thick with scents: trees, soil, lichens, slow and organic growth, vegetal decomposition.

From Seattle Times

Your photo looks more like armillaria than lichens.

From Seattle Times

When the volunteer finds lichen growing on her flowers, jeopardizing their health, it soon also appears on her body, as if to underscore the poetic connection between these two life forms.

From Washington Post

A late-March walk in the hills east of Berkeley revealed oaks, only recently a steely gray, have turned sharply green; even the lichen covering their bark appeared refreshed in the morning mist.

From Los Angeles Times

Every chapter in “Forager” opens with a brief description of a native plant she knew well in the forest: pine cones, succulents, berries, weeds, lichen.

From Los Angeles Times