lichenous

[ lahy-kuh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
2. covered with lichens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lichenous¹

First recorded in 1815–25; lichen + -ous

Example Sentences

I peered up at the lichenous faces of the monsters who weren’t so very monstrous after all, but inscrutable, mired in weeds and soil, their gazes directed above the heads of those who had come to look at them.

From The Guardian

A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that the aviators crashed off the tiny St.-Pierre, a craggy outcrop of lichenous rock and boxy, brightly colored houses about 10 miles from Newfoundland.

From New York Times

Somehow she had not supposed that a war even could alter the course of life in Wortheton—that lichenous spot, which seemed to have detached itself from the general progress and fallen into contented slumber for all time.

From Project Gutenberg

In life these tadpoles had dark brownish black bodies with golden and green lichenous flecks; the tail was tan with dark brown markings, and the iris was a grayish bronze color.

From Project Gutenberg

But this was all redeemed by the beauty of the little cove, with the breaking waves which seemed to sweep up the waters of the little stream after its gurgling course, amidst lichenous stones from where it had sprung high up the ravine out of a bower of many-tinted greens.

From Project Gutenberg