lichen.
a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen
Meaning & usage
a cryptogamic species of vegetation growing on trees, lichen
an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm
an eruption on the skin of men and beasts, a tetter, ringworm a callous excrescence upon the leg of a horse, used as a medicine
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *léyǵʰti Proto-Hellenic *léikʰō Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō) Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn)bor. Latin līchēn Borrowed from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn).
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