Meanings
verblichenise (third-person singular simple present lichenises, present participle lichenising, simple past and past participle lichenised)
present singular third person lichenises · participle present lichenising · participle past lichenised · past lichenised
- UKalternativeAlternative spelling of lichenize.
Some fungi (such as Penicillium moulds) used to lichenise but don't any more; they have de-lichenised.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 97
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lichenise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenise
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“lichenise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lichenise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenise.
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