líquen

See also: liquen

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn), from λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈli.kẽj̃/ [ˈli.kẽɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ikẽj̃, (Portugal) -ikɛn
  • Hyphenation: lí‧quen

Noun

líquen m (plural (Brazil) liquens or (Portugal) líquenes)

  1. lichen (symbiotic organism)

Further reading

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