"pseudolichen" meaning in English

See pseudolichen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudolichens [plural]
Etymology: pseudo- + lichen Etymology templates: {{pre|en|pseudo|lichen}} pseudo- + lichen Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudolichen (plural pseudolichens)
  1. A lichen that has no algal layer of its own, but is parasitic on another lichen-thallus.

Inflected forms

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