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
Anagrams
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