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adjectivesorediate (not comparable)
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a sorediate lichen
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[…] smooth and shiny with large soralia (actually, fruiting warts that have become sorediate and are rarely fertile) […]
2001, Irwin M. Brodo, Stephen Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran Sharnoff, Lichens of North America, page 527Synonyms: sorediferous
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adjectivePertaining to or characterized by the presence of many soredia.
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sorediate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorediate
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorediate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorediate.
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