Lichen



noun
1.
(a drylooking plant that grows on rocks, walls, tree trunks, etc. Some lichens look like crankily paper, others like dry moss or tiny bushes) កវកាប្ប
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ប្រភេទជំងឺស្បែកម្យ៉ាងដែលធ្វើឲ្យស្បែកឡើងក្រាស់ និងខូចខាត
  • lichen planus
    - ប្រភេទជំងឺស្បែកម្យ៉ាងដែលថ្វើឲ្យមានពងរមាស់ពណ៌ស្វាយ នៅដៃនិងភ្លៅ
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants, (technically called Lichenes), having no distinction of leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and generate by means of spores. The species are very widely distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity. They are often improperly called rock moss or tree moss.
2.
A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion.