lichen

Example Sentences

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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

“Like lichen: this group of fungi and algae that together can grow anywhere,” she said.

From New York Times

We often picture them as mushrooms, yeasts, lichen — or sometimes even athlete’s foot.

From Washington Post