lichen
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The meaning (definition) of the word lichen
a flat crusty plant that grows on rocks and tree bark
The word lichen used in a sentence
“We found colorful lichen growing on the gray rocks.”
The plural of the word lichen
lichens
How the word lichen is said around the world
| French | lichen (leeshen) |
| Spanish | liquen (leekayn) |
| Mandarin | 地衣 (dì yī) |
| Hindi | काई (ky) |
| Arabic | الأشنة (ahlooshnah) |
| Russian | лишайник (lishainik) |
| Portuguese (EU) | líquen (leekayng) |
| Portuguese (BR) | líquen (leekayng) |
| Japanese | 地衣類 (chii rui) |
| German | Flechte (flehytuh) |
| Urdu | پتھر پھول (pahtahr phool) |
| Punjabi | ਲਾਈਕੇਨ (lykayn) |
| Korean | 이끼 (iggi) |
| Hebrew | חֲזָזִית (khahzahzeet) |
| Greek | λειχήνα (leikhena) |
| Dutch | korstmos (kawrstmaws) |
| Tagalog | lumot (loomoht) |
| Vietnamese | địa y (deeuh ee) |
| Turkish | liken (leekyan) |
| Persian | گلسنگ (gohlsahng) |
| Polish | porost (pawrawst) |
| Ukrainian | лишайник (lyshaynyk) |
| Bengali | লাইকেন (lykayn) |
| Swedish | lav (lahv) |
| Italian | lichene (leekenay) |
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