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[noun] any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
[noun] any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
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\Li"chen\ (l[imac]"k[e^]n; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. leichh`n.] 1. (Bot.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called {Lichenes}), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called {rock moss} or {tree moss}. Note: A favorite modern theory of lichens (called after its inventor the Schwendener hypothesis), is that they are not autonomous plants, but that they consist of ascigerous fungi, parasitic on alg[ae]. Each lichen is composed of white filaments and green, or greenish, rounded cells, and it is argued that the two are of different nature, the one living at the expense of the other. See {Hyph[ae]}, and {Gonidia}. 2. (Med.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion.

See also: arctic moss | ascolichen | basidiolichen | beard lichen | beard moss | Cetraria islandica | Cladonia rangiferina | crotal | crottal | crottle | disease of the skin | division Lichenes | fungus | horsehair lichen | horsetail lichen | Iceland lichen | Iceland moss | lecanora | lichen planus | lichen ruber planus | Lichenes | reindeer lichen | reindeer moss | roccella | Roccella tinctoria | skin condition | skin disease | skin disorder | skin problem | Usnea barbata |

Related terms: algae, autophyte, bracken, conferva, confervoid, fucus, hives, legume, lupus, lupus vulgaris, parasitic plant, pea, perthophyte, phytoplankton, planktonic algae, plant families, ringworm, sargasso, sea moss, seaweed, succulent, wrack

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Let's analyse "lichen" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NEHCIL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: lichen: 9 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: lichen: 3 + 9 + 3 + 8 + 5 + 5 = 33, reduced: 33, and the final result is Thirty-Three.

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Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
C (1) 3 Empress Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1) 8 Strength Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1) 9 Hermit Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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