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Unfestlich :: Unfestlich (a.) Unfit for a feast; hence, jaded; worn..

Smoterlich :: Smoterlich (a.) Dirty; foul.

Archil :: Archil (n.) A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc..

Mesaticephalic :: Mesaticephalic (a.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.

Usnic :: Usnic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens (Usnea, Parmelia, etc.)..

Agar-agar :: Agar-agar (n.) A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).

Litmus :: Litmus (n.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein..

Cup-moss :: Cup-moss (n.) A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia..

Amphigenous :: Amphigenous (a.) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens..

Cetrarin :: Cetrarin (n.) A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss (Cetraria Islandica). It consists of several ingredients, among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter substance..

Slich :: Slich (n.) Alt. of Slic.

Lichenologist :: Lichenologist (n.) One versed in lichenology.

Lichen :: Lichen (n.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great

Angiocarpous :: Angiocarpous (a.) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens..

Dolichocephalous :: Dolichocephalous (a.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic..

Hyphae :: Hyphae (n. pl.) The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a large part of their structure..

Estatlich :: Estatlich (a.) Alt. of Estatl.

Evernic :: Evernic (a.) Pertaining to Evernia, a genus of lichens; as, evernic acid..

Mycose :: Mycose (n.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose..

Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.

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