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crustose means: (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing

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crustose

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ceorsstuStarts with CEnds with E0 clues

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(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing

Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).

“Fruticose lichens drape and tuft; crustose and squamulose lichens creep and seep; foliose lichens layer and flake.”

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