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CRUSTOSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crustose mean?
• CRUSTOSE (adjective)
The adjective CRUSTOSE has 1 sense:
1. (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing
Familiarity information: CRUSTOSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
crustose lichens
Pertainym:
crust (a hard outer layer that covers something)
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