lichen
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- IPA /ˈlaɪ.kn̩/
Noun
lichen noun
- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
- Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
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cancercrustosefoliosefruticosemossspeciespawvascularwarmingborealnitidusplanusrubermycosymbiontsymbiodiniaceanphotobiontalga
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