lecideine

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adjective

Similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.

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Meanings

adjectivelecideine (comparative more lecideine, superlative most lecideine)

comparative more lecideine · superlative most lecideine

  1. Similar to members of the lichen genus Lecidea.

    As currently circumscribed, Lecidella is comprised of crustose lichens characterized by black lecideine apothecia […]

    2015 September 29, “A Molecular Phylogeny of the Lichen Genus Lecidella Focusing on Species from Mainland China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From taxonomic name Lecidea + -ine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lecidiene
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APA

lecideine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lecideine

MLA

“lecideine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lecideine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lecideine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lecideine.

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