noun🔗Share地衣類Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc."The old stone wall had many lichens growing on it, small white and yellow patches. "古い石壁には、小さな白と黄色の斑点である地衣類がたくさん生えていた。organismplantbiologyenvironmentnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share地衣Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage."The dampness in the basement fostered a lichen that slowly spread across the walls, damaging the paint job. "地下室の湿気は、壁全体にゆっくりと広がり、塗装を傷つける地衣類の発生を促した。environmentbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading