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lichenology en · NOUN

Etymology

From lichen + -ology.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The scientific study of lichens.
   • You start out pulling a few weeds, and the next thing you know you're studying for finals in lichenology. 1995 November 3, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader:
   • Now lichenology has a photo-illustrated guide that should not be overlooked--the long-awaited Lichens of North America. 2001 December 21, Paula T. DePriest, “ECOLOGY: Splendor of Humble Symbionts”, in Science, volume 294, number 5551, →DOI, pages 2485–2486:

Relateds

lichenologic · lichenologist · lichenological

Translations (16)

nl lichenologie (scientific study of lichens) · fr lichénologie (scientific study of lichens) · fi jäkälätiede (scientific study of lichens) · de Flechtenkunde (scientific study of lichens) · de Lichenologie (scientific study of lichens) · la lichenologia (scientific study of lichens) · et samblikuteadus (scientific study of lichens) · pt liquenologia (scientific study of lichens) · it lichenologia (scientific study of lichens) · ru лихенология (scientific study of lichens) · fr lichenologie (scientific study of lichens) · pl lichenologia (scientific study of lichens) · ca liquenologia (scientific study of lichens) · fi likenologia (scientific study of lichens) · et lihhenoloogia (scientific study of lichens) · es liquenología (scientific study of lichens)