"pin lichen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pin lichens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pin lichen (plural pin lichens)
  1. A crustose lichen with small upward-pointing fruiting bodies supposed to resemble dressmakers' pins. They include members of the genera Calicium and Chaenotheca. Wikipedia link: pin lichen Categories (lifeform): Lichens
    Sense id: en-pin_lichen-en-noun-u~xJRZfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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