Lecidea

noun

Le·​cid·​ea

lə̇ˈsidēə

: a large genus (the type of the family Lecideaceae) of crustose lichens found on rocks and tree trunks and distinguished by the usually dark hypothecium

lecideaceous

lə̇¦sidē¦āshəs

adjective

lecideiform

lə̇ˈsidēəˌfȯrm

adjective

lecideine

-ēə̇n

adjective

lecidioid

-ēˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek lekid-, lekis, diminutive of lekos dish

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