crustose

Contents

EnglishEdit

Crustose lichen

EtymologyEdit

From Latin crustōsus ‎(“with a hard crust”).

PronunciationEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

crustose ‎(not comparable)

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

Coordinate termsEdit

• (of a lichen): foliose, fruticose, squamose

AnagramsEdit

• Scouters