释义 |
lichen/ˈlaik(ə)n, ˈlitʃ(ə)n/n. 1 any plant organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus and an alga in symbiotic association, usu. of green, grey, or yellow tint and growing on and colouring rocks, tree trunks, roofs, walls, etc. (由真菌与藻类共生体组成的植物有机体,通常绿、灰、黄色,生长或覆盖在岩石、树干、屋顶、墙等上的)地衣 2 any of several types of skin disease in which small round hard lesions occur close together 苔藓病 □ lichened adj. (in sense 1 用于释义 1)□ lichenology /-ˈnɒlədʒi/ n. (in sense 1 用于释义 1)□ lichenous adj. (in sense 2 用于释义 2)[Latin from Greek leikhēn] |