CRUSTOSE

Meaning of CRUSTOSE in English

[ 'krʌstəʊs ]

■ adjective Botany (of a lichen or alga) forming or resembling a crust.

Origin

C19: from L. crustosus , from crusta (see crust ).

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CRUSTOSE — adj crusty, crustose
Interlingua English vocab
CRUSTOSE — adjective Etymology: Latin crustosus crusted, from crusta Date: circa 1879 having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate (as …
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CRUSTOSE — ˈkrəˌstōs adjective Etymology: Latin crustosus crusted, from crusta crust + -osus -ose — more at crust : forming a thin …
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CRUSTOSE — /krus"tohs/ , adj. Bot., Mycol. forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as …
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CRUSTOSE — adjective Etymology: Latin crustosus crusted, from crusta Date: circa 1879 : having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate …
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CRUSTOSE — [crus.tose] adj [L crustosus crusted, fr. crusta] (ca. 1879): having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate (as of …
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CRUSTOSE — 1) имеющий тонкую хрупкую корку 2) разрастающийся в виде корки
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CRUSTOSE — 1) имеющий тонкую хрупкую корку 2) разрастающийся в виде корки
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CRUSTOSE — Pronunciation: ' kr ə s- ˌ t ō s Function: adjective Etymology: Latin crustosus crusted, from crusta Date: circa 1879 …
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CRUSTOSE LICHEN — накипной лишайник, корковый лишайник
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LICHEN — I. ˈlīkə̇n sometimes chiefly Brit ˈlichə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, from Greek leichēn, lichēn, probably from leichein to …
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VERRUCARIA — ˌver(y)əˈka(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin verruca wart + New Latin -aria : a genus (the type …
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PERTUSARIA
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NUMMULARIA — ˌnəmyəˈla(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin nummulus, diminutive of nummus coin + New Latin -aria : a …
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LITHOTHAMNION — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷nēən noun Etymology: New Latin, from lith- + Greek thamn os bush + -ion (diminutive suffix) 1. capitalized : a …
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LECIDEA — lə̇ˈsidēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lekid-, lekis, diminutive of lekos dish — more at balance : …
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HYPOTHALLUS — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hypo- + thallus 1. : a marginal outgrowth of hyphae from the thallus in …
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FLOWERS OF TAN — : a slime mold ( Fuligo septica ) forming yellowish brown crustose compound fructifications on dead wood, leaves, and bark …
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ELSINOË — elˈsinəˌwē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of ascomycetous fungi that have a flat stroma with a …
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CLADONIA — kləˈdōnyə, -nēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek kladon-, kladōn sprout (from Greek klados ) + New …
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MANNA LICHEN — any of several crustose lichens of the genus Lecanora, esp. L. esculenta, found in the African and Arabian deserts, used …
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FRUTICOSE — /frooh"ti kohs'/ , adj. 1. having the form of a shrub; shrublike. 2. having branched stalks, as certain lichens. Cf. …
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FOLIOSE — /foh"lee ohs'/ , adj. 1. Bot. leafy. 2. Mycol. having a leaflike thallus loosely attached to a surface, as certain …
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FRUTICOSE — adjective Etymology: Latin fruticosus, from frutic-, frutex shrub Date: 1882 : having a shrubby often branched thallus that grows perpendicular …
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FOLIOSE — adjective Etymology: Latin foliosus leafy Date: 1758 : having a flat, thin, and usually lobed thallus attached to the substratum …
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FRUTICOSE — [fru.ti.cose] adj [L fruticosus, fr. frutic-, frutex shrub] (1882): having a shrubby often branched thallus that grows perpendicular to the …
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FOLIOSE — [fo.li.ose] adj [L foliosus leafy] (1758): having a flat, thin, and usu. lobed thallus attached to the substratum "~ lichens"--compare …
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CRUSTACEOUS — [crus.ta.ceous] adj [NL crustaceus, fr. L crusta crust, shell] (ca. 1656): of, relating to, having, or forming a crust or …
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PLANT DISEASE — an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, …
Britannica English vocabulary
LICHEN — any of about 15,000 species of thallophytic plants that consist of a symbiotic association of algae (usually green) and fungi …
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LICHEN — лишайник; pl лишайники (Lichenes) - crustose lichen - erratic lichen - foliose lichen - fruticose lichen - horsehair lichen - manna lichen - reindeer lichen
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LICHEN — лишайник; pl лишайники ( Lichenes ) - crustose lichen - erratic lichen - foliose lichen - fruticose lichen - horsehair …
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