Flechte

Definitions of Flechte
  1. noun
    generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
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    type of:
    Ausschlag, Hauterkrankung
    a disease affecting the skin
  2. noun
    any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.
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    types:
    Bartflechte
    greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
    Isländisches Moos
    lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
    type of:
    Pilz
    an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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