crustose

English

Crustose lichen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (with a hard crust).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/

Adjective

crustose (not comparable)

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

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