Meanings
nounlichenology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe scientific study of lichens.
You start out pulling a few weeds, and the next thing you know you're studying for finals in lichenology.
1995 November 3, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
Now lichenology has a photo-illustrated guide that should not be overlooked--the long-awaited Lichens of North America.
2001 December 21, Paula T. DePriest, “ECOLOGY: Splendor of Humble Symbionts”, in Science, volume 294, number 5551, →DOI, pages 2485–2486
Origin
Translations
Catalan liquenologia
- liquenologiascientific study of lichens
Dutch lichenologie
- lichenologiescientific study of lichens
Estonian lihhenoloogia, samblikuteadus
- lihhenoloogiascientific study of lichens
- samblikuteadusscientific study of lichens
Finnish likenologia, jäkälätiede
- likenologiascientific study of lichens
- jäkälätiedescientific study of lichens
French lichenologie, lichénologie
- lichenologiescientific study of lichens
- lichénologiescientific study of lichens
German Lichenologie, Flechtenkunde
- Lichenologiescientific study of lichens
- Flechtenkundescientific study of lichens
Italian lichenologia
- lichenologiascientific study of lichens
Latin lichenologia
- lichenologiascientific study of lichens
Polish lichenologia
- lichenologiascientific study of lichens
Portuguese liquenologia
- liquenologiascientific study of lichens
Russian лихенология
- лихенология (lixenologija)scientific study of lichens
Spanish liquenología
- liquenologíascientific study of lichens
Cite this entry
APA
lichenology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenology
MLA
“lichenology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lichenology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lichenology.
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