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Appressed vs Crustose - What's the difference?

appressed | crustose |

As adjectives the difference between appressed and crustose

is that appressed is (biology|mycology) closely flattened down while crustose is (lichenology) of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

As a verb appressed

is (appress).

appressed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (appress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology, mycology) Closely flattened down.

    • crustose

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (lichenology) Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (of a lichen) foliose, fruticose, squamose

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