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crustose

crus·tose

UK/ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/ US/ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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

  • “crustose lichens”

Origin

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

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