CRUSTOSE


Meaning of CRUSTOSE in English

[crus.tose] adj [L crustosus crusted, fr. crusta] (ca. 1879): having a thin thallus adhering closely to a substrate (as of rock, bark, or soil) "~ lichens"--compare foliose, fruticose

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