lə̇ˈsidēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lekid-, lekis, diminutive of lekos dish — more at balance
: a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium
• le·cid·e·a·ceous lə̇|sidē|āshəs adjective
• le·cid·e·i·form lə̇ˈsidēəˌfȯrm adjective
• le·cid·e·ine -ēə̇n adjective
• le·cid·i·oid -ēˌȯid adjective