Synonymer

Uttal

  • UttalUK
  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈlaɪ.kn̩/
    • IPA: /ˈlɪtʃ.n̩/
    • IPA: /ˈlaɪ.kən/
Översättning
Substantiv
1.lav {en}

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of fungi and algae; often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
  2. (figurative) Something which spreads across something else, causing damage.

Exempel

  • The Beaches of Lukannon–the winter wheat so tall– The dripping, crinkled lichens, and the sea-fog drenching all!
  • It was the same rich green that one sees on forest moss or on the lichen in caves: plants which like these grow in a perpetual twilight.
  • The nibble marks of the stone adze were still visible, though crusted over with scale lichens in most places.
  • Meanwhile, abiding a day of judgment, she fought ceaselessly to deny the bitter drops in her cup, to tear back the slow, the intangibly slow growth of a hot, corrosive lichen eating into her heart.

Böjningsformer

Plurallichens

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