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lichenized

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[lahy-kuhn-ahyzd] / ˈlaɪ kənˌaɪzd /

adjective

  1. (of a fungus) existing symbiotically with an alga or cyanobacterium.

  2. affected or characterized by the process of lichenification, a thickening of the skin due to excessive scratching or rubbing.


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Scores of mushroom species – one even lichenized -- from five different distantly-related families make it.

From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2018

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