| 单词 | letter lichen |
| 释义 | > as lemmasletter lichen letter lichen n. now rare any of several crustose lichens of the genus Graphis or (more widely) the family Graphidaceae in which the apothecia form irregular patterns resembling hieroglyphics; also called scripture-wort. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > other lichens cup-moss1597 ground liverwort1597 Usnea1597 perelle1712 oak moss1728 necklace moss1759 rag1759 thrush-lichen1759 Iceland lichen1777 Iceland moss1785 map lichen1796 scripture-wort1835 letter lichen1846 dog lichen1853 fairy cups1855 velvet moss1858 manna lichen1864 tree-hair1866 famine-bread1887 old man's beard1888 sea ivory1966 1812 W. Withering Withering's Brit. Plants (ed. 5) IV. 4 Black-letter Lichen, Opegrapha scripta.] 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom lv Graphidaceæ, or Letter-Lichens. 1902 J. A. Owen & G. S. Boulger Country Month by Month (new ed.) xi. 444 The marvellous hieroglyphics of one of the species of Graphis..well merit the names of ‘letter lichens’ or ‘scripture-worts,’ which have been proposed for them. 1961 F. M. Haworth Toadstools & Lichens 32 The letter lichen (Graphis elegans), living on smooth barks. < as lemmas |
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