Etymology
Origin of lichenous
Example Sentences
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He saw a heart-touching sweep of Norman, Gothic and Jacobean stone, lichenous and somnolent in great gardens beside the fleet little River Skell.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was cool and damp in this semi-subterranean causeway; the stone flagging was blotched with lichenous growth, and ferns flourished rankly in the wall crevices.
From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel
One turns back to the still old house, and sees a grey and lichenous facade with a very finely arched entrance.
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
At the further corner from the cedar she perched herself up upon the parapet and achieved an air of comfort among the lichenous stones.
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
We stumbled away into it, taking cover under some lichenous bushes, while we looked for the highway.
From Stamped Caution by Gallun, Raymond Z.
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