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How to pronounce “lichen”
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Pronunciation guide for lichen
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of lichen with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Fire & Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking
bog myrtle, nettles, and lichen in place of the bark of trees.
- Definition summary
- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
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How to pronounce lichen
Fire & Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking
bog myrtle, nettles, and lichen in place of the bark of trees.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “lichen”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
- (figurative) Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To cover with lichen.
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