LICHEN

• (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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