Definition of Lichenes

1. Noun. Comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lichenes

Libyan
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
Libyan Arabic
Libyan Desert
Libyan Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Libyan Islamic Group
Libyan dinar
Libyan dirham
Libyan monetary unit
Libyans
Libyc
Lichanura
Lichanura trivirgata
Lichenales
Lichenes
Lichtenstein
Lichtheim's sign
Liddell
Liddell-Sherrington reflex
Liddy
Lidgett
Lidia
Lie algebra
Lie algebras
Lie group
Liebercrat
Liebercrats
Lieberkuhn's crypts
Lieberkuhn's follicles

Literary usage of Lichenes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Boston Journal of Natural History by Boston Society of Natural History (1839)
"lichenes of New England. ART. X.—AN ENUMERATION OF SOME lichenes OF NEW ENGLAND, WITH REMARKS. By EDWARD TOCKER- •AII, JR. Dane Coll., Cambridge. (Read Dec. ..."

2. Magazine of Zoology and Botany by Prideaux John Selby, George Johnston, William Jardine (1837)
"... Musci, Hepaticas, lichenes, and Algae of Ireland, arranged according to the Natural System, with a Synopsis of the Genera according to the ..."

3. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"Lichens, Latin lichenes, are to be studied in the works of the late Professor Tuckerman, but a popular exposition is greatly needed. ..."

4. A Synopsis of the North American Lichens by Edward Tuckerman (1888)
"Price 25 cents. LICHENS OF CALIFORNIA, &c. Price 25 cents. LICHENS OF WILKES EXPL. Exr., with plates. Price $2.00. lichenes AM. SEPT. ..."

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