Associations to the word «Crustose»

Wiktionary

CRUSTOSE, adjective. (lichenology) Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

Dictionary definition

CRUSTOSE, adjective. (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing; "crustose lichens".

Wise words

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