crustose

English - Turkish

Definition of crustose in English Turkish dictionary

(Bir liken veya alg) kabuksu

English - English

Definition of crustose in English English dictionary

Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate

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

Related Terms

crustose thallus

thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows

Etymology

() From Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).