lichen

Example Sentences

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A late-March walk in the hills east of Berkeley revealed oaks, only recently a steely gray, have turned sharply green; even the lichen covering their bark appeared refreshed in the morning mist.

From Los Angeles Times

Patches of orange lichen made the only bright color, and a high-water mark on the cliff walls showed that their landing site was not at all safe.

From Literature

Instead, I get up from my bed of moss and climb to Throne Rock, two big boulders covered in yellow lichen that grow together in the shape of—you guessed it—a throne.

From Literature

Nine species were named after former President Barack Obama, including several fish and a lichen.

From Seattle Times

On one side, Taran noticed, an alcove had been hollowed out; it was filled with roots, lichens, and mushrooms—the food stock, he guessed, of the melancholy inhabitant.

From Literature