Lichenize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover with lichens. US, transitive

    "They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens."

  2. 2
    To form a lichen or species of lichen. US, intransitive

    "Today, one in five of all known fungal species form lichens, or "lichenize"."

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"They found that the same species of mycobiont could lichenize different species of alga , resulting in essentially identical lichens."

Etymology

From lichen + -ize.

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