unlichenedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪtʃ(ᵻ)nd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈlʌɪk(ə)nd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlaɪk(ə)nd/ rare.
Not covered in lichen; without any lichen.
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1843 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters I. 239 Unlichened, dead, desolated rock.
1905 Macmillan's Mag. Jan. 213/1 When these unlichened nests occur, they are just as likely as not to be found resting against the trunk of an oak or elm which is thickly covered with the grey parasitic growth.
1998 J. Elder Reading Mountains of Home 45 The unlichened bellies of the resting stones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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