Synonyms for lichen

Most common

cancer

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.

Related words

Word family

lichenification lichenin lichenization lichenose lichenous

Phrases

beard lichen cup lichen lichen simplex chronicus lung lichen placodioid lichen

Forms

Plural

lichens → cancers…

Example sentences

• cancer Doctors suspect smoking has lot to do with cancer.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

cancer²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cancer² = 2 syllables).