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lichen

[lahy-kuhn] / ˈlaɪ kən /
NOUN
moss
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Functional for the outdoors, jackets are cut from cotton gabardine, wool and cashmere for warmth, while the Burberry Check is reworked in earthy colorways like sand and lichen.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2024

The orange powder was removed from the stones using blown air, which has helped preserve the rare lichen on the surface of the stones, Mr Merriman confirmed.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2024

The plot of land where it sits originally held a logging shack; the ramshackle original structure still sits on the property, festooned by the passage of time by moss and lichen.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

The best habitat for the survival of the lichen L. vulpina is the oldest trees in the forest, the authors note.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2024

The sunlight flickered on the mullioned windows, and there was a soft rusted glow about the stone walls where the lichen clung.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Glow worms, slime moulds and rare lichens are among 1,109 species discovered in just one corner of Scotland's rainforest.

From BBC May 21, 2026

“If I were to make a prediction, I would envisage a growing fraction of the Peninsula’s landscape becoming dominated by a mosaic ecosystem of mosses, lichens, liverworts and fungi,” Roland said.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2024

Algae, pollen and lichens do accumulate in shady areas.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

Nestled within the photosynthetic, or light-eating, tissue of the boreal trees -- and within the bountiful cloud-like lichens and feathery mosses that carpet the ground between them -- are fungi.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2024

And spacks grew their clothes right on their bodies, like lichens you could trim away to whatever shape you needed.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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