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Crustose vs Noncrustose - What's the difference?

crustose | noncrustose |

As adjectives the difference between crustose and noncrustose

is that crustose is (lichenology) of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate while noncrustose is not crustose.

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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    noncrustose

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not crustose.