Lichenes

Definitions of Lichenes
  1. noun
    comprising the lichens which grow symbiotically with algae; sometimes treated as an independent group more or less coordinate with algae and fungi
    synonyms: division Lichenes
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    (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
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