crustose

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EnglishEdit

Crustose lichen

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed 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.

Related termsEdit

• crust

Coordinate termsEdit

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

AnagramsEdit

• Scouters, scourest, scouters