lichen
lichen · lichens · lichened · lichening
To cover with lichenTo cover with lichen.
/ˈlaɪ.kən/
» Caribou eat almost only lichen during the winter.
Зимой карибу питаются почти исключительно лишайником. — Wezel
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo cover with lichen.
Examples
1 sentencesCaribou eat almost only lichen during the winter.
ruЗимой карибу питаются почти исключительно лишайником. — Wezel
Origin
Borrowed from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn), from λείχω (leíkhō, “to lBorrowed from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn), from λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”). Originally used of liverwort; the modern sense first recorded 1715.
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Forms
lichens, lichening, lichened, lichenedWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.