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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 orange powder was removed from the stones using blown air, which has helped preserve the rare lichen on the surface of the stones, Mr Merriman confirmed.

From BBC Jun. 19, 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

An old wooden sign, speckled with green moss and blue-gray lichen, stands near the reservoir’s edge.

From Seattle Times Feb. 4, 2024

He knew even at that great distance that he wasn’t seeing Xan’s magic, which was green and soft and tenacious, the color and texture of lichen clinging to the lee of the oaks.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

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

“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

Fortunato Gatto came across a gnarled birch tree draped with pale ‘old man’s beard’ lichens in Glen Affric in the Scottish highlands.

From BBC Oct. 8, 2024

Algae, pollen and lichens do accumulate in shady areas.

From Seattle Times Apr. 30, 2024

Around him soft bright moss curled up the yellow birches, lichens roughened the rocks, and crushed needles let go their piney scent.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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