different between foliose vs crustose

foliose

English

Etymology

From Latin foli?sus (leafy), from folio (leaf)

Adjective

foliose (comparative more foliose, superlative most foliose)

  1. leafy or leaf-like.

Translations

Anagrams

  • floosie

Latin

Adjective

foli?se

  1. vocative masculine singular of foli?sus

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crustose

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin crust?sus (with a hard crust).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k??s.t??s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?k??s.to?s/

Adjective

crustose (not comparable)

  1. (lichenology) Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

Related terms

  • crust

Coordinate terms

  • (of a lichen): foliose, fruticose, squamose

Anagrams

  • Scouters, scourest, scouters

crustose From the web:

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  • what are the 3 types of lichens
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