corticoline

adjective

cor·​tic·​o·​line

kȯrˈtikəˌlīn

variants or corticolous

-ləs

or less commonly corticole

ˈkȯrtəˌkōl

: growing on bark

corticoline lichens

corticoline fungi

Word History

Etymology

corticoline from corticole + -ine; corticolous irregular from French corticicole corticoline + English -ous; corticole irregular from French corticicole, from Latin cortic-, cortex bark + French -i- + -cole -colous

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