Definition of Crustose thallus

1. Noun. Thin crusty lichen thallus; adheres closely to or is embedded in the surface on which it grows.

Generic synonyms: Thallus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crustose Thallus

crustecdysone
crusted
crusted ringworm
crusted tetter
crustie
crustier
crusties
crustiest
crustily
crustiness
crustinesses
crusting
crustless
crustlike
crustose
crustose thallus (current term)
crustquake
crustquakes
crusts
crusty
crusy
crut
crutch
crutch palsy
crutch paralysis
crutched
crutches
crutching
crutchlike
crutter

Literary usage of Crustose thallus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Ohio Biological Survey (1915)
"Collected at Cantwell Cave in Hocking County. On shaded sandstone, intermingled with an ash-gray, crustose thallus, which appeared like a sterile ..."

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