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Foliose vs Crustose - What's the difference?

foliose | crustose | coordinate terms |

Crustose is a coordinate term of foliose.



As adjectives the difference between foliose and crustose

is that foliose is leafy while crustose is of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

foliose

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • leafy

    • Anagrams

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    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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