How to Use lichen in a Sentence

lichen

noun

• Here is the lichen turned crouton; here, the squid turned tartlet.
  — Daniel Wenger, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2017
• Race on the White River, learn about lichens, or go on a night hike with these events around the state.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
• The knob was a small rocky knoll, covered with mosses, shrubs, and lichen.
  — Longreads, 12 Mar. 2018
• The gray, crusty portions attached to stems are lichens.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
• To lichens and moss, the wall’s dry stones are surfaces where plants can’t compete.
  — Robert M. Thorson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2023
• So again, picture dried Elmer's glue, or the light blue lichen that grows on tree trunks.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 22 Mar. 2018
• Near the river, a large Garry Oak tree is swathed in fringes of lime-green lichen.
  — Lisa Pemberton, The Seattle Times, 16 July 2017
• The blues even have a little bit of a green undertone, like lichen on a stone.
  — Lisa Cregan, House Beautiful, 18 Aug. 2014
• Mosses, lichens, fern mats, even other trees all grow in the canopy soil.
  — NBC News, 28 July 2019
• Not all tardigrades dwell in water; some species live in moss and lichens on trees.
  — Ben Guarino, ajc, 14 July 2017
• That has allowed moose their willows and caribou their lichen, as well as the space to breed and move around.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
• This means that, to a hungry reindeer, the lichens look like blobs of black in a sea of white, even when they are buried beneath the snow.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
• To make: Cover a 12- to 16-inch foam wreath form with clumps of moss and lichen, attaching with hot-glue.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 9 Aug. 2023
• The girls scattered, gathering wood and old-man’s beard, a pale-green lichen that makes a good fire starter.
  — Susan Shain, The Atlantic, 5 June 2019
• The forest floor is alive with mushrooms, lichens, moss and fox droppings.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
• Aside from causing pain, oral lichen planus can lead to cancer.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• The moss and lichen growing on everything, even old rusty cars.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Ferns, lichen and moss grow in them, and salamanders, spotted owls and bats reside in the trees.
  — Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• From lichen to hunter, lime, chartreuse, olive, and beyond, there's a right shade of green for every space!
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Mar. 2023
• It’s often said that there are only a few types of poisonous lichen.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2012
• Some species of insects, lichens and fungi are found only in old-growth forests.
  — Adrian Higgins, idahostatesman, 25 Oct. 2017
• The cedars appear almost like ghosts, with the light green lichen on their reddish bark set off against the snow cover.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• There were no reindeer, whales, polar bears, or lichen.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2017
• Their nests are the size of half a walnut, and are made of plant down, lichen and moss, all weaved together with spider web.
  — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, 21 June 2017
• The genus is known to feed on deadwood, dead leaves, leaf litter or lichens, according to Hoare.
  — Rina Diane Caballar, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
• Incidentally, the flaky growths on the trunk are lichens.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The little guests were able to take turns feeding the animals handfuls of lichen.
  — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 7 Dec. 2018
• That will encourage thicker canopies, which in turn will thicken up the top growth and cut off sunlight to the lichens.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2018
• While working on a project about lichen symbiosis, Smith learned that many moth species blend in with lichen—such as the Merveille du Jour moth, which is now tattooed on their forearm.
  — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
• Now, however, almost every surface is covered in bird poop as the new tenants moved in, and cracks are appearing in the concrete as lichens, mold and other plant life grows.
  — Owen Bellwood/jalopnik, Quartz, 27 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024