What is the meaning of lichen?

noun

  • Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks.
  • Any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.. .
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