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lichen

[lahy-kuhn] / ˈlaɪ kən /
NOUN
moss
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Functional for the outdoors, jackets are cut from cotton gabardine, wool and cashmere for warmth, while the Burberry Check is reworked in earthy colorways like sand and lichen.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2024

The plot of land where it sits originally held a logging shack; the ramshackle original structure still sits on the property, festooned by the passage of time by moss and lichen.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

The best habitat for the survival of the lichen L. vulpina is the oldest trees in the forest, the authors note.

From Science Daily Apr. 2, 2024

The eyes of reindeer shine blue in winter, an adaptation that enables them to find the lichen on which they feed more easily in months of darkness.

From National Geographic Feb. 1, 2024

The actual headstone was covered in green and yellow lichen, and so worn and faded as to almost be undecipherable, but the rubbing was clear.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

An "extinction crisis" is happening in Britain's temperate rainforests where some of the world's rarest mosses, lichens and liverworts are vanishing, ecologists have warned.

From BBC May 18, 2025

Also known as Celtic rainforest, the habitat harbours scarce plants, lichens and fungi, and is considered more threatened than tropical rainforest.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2025

“If I were to make a prediction, I would envisage a growing fraction of the Peninsula’s landscape becoming dominated by a mosaic ecosystem of mosses, lichens, liverworts and fungi,” Roland said.

From Salon Oct. 19, 2024

Algae, pollen and lichens do accumulate in shady areas.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

A meal of frozen possum stewed with lichens, snakeweed, and lousewort.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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