释义 |
lichenoid, a.|ˈlaɪkənɔɪd| [f. lichen n. + -oid.] 1. Bot. Resembling a lichen; lichen-like.
1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 332 Opegrapha and other Lichenoid..genera. 1866Intell. Observ. No. 53. 340 Corrugated or lichenoid ball. 1882P. Geddes in Nature No. 642. 361 The hypothesis of the lichenoid nature of the alliance between alga and animal. 2. Path. Resembling the disease lichen (see lichen n. 3).
1859Semple Diphtheria 97 A whitish, lichenoid, pellicular exudation..covered a third of the surface of the left tonsil. 1899J. Hutchinson Archives Surg. X. 175 His forehead and some other parts were covered with a form of lichenoid eczema. |