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Scalelike vs Soredium - What's the difference?

scalelike | soredium |

As a adjective scalelike

is resembling scales in shape or form.

As a noun soredium is

(lichenology) a scalelike structure of algal cells in a lichen, enveloped in a network of hyphae and capable of independent vegetative growth.

scalelike

English

Alternative forms

*scale-like

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Resembling scales in shape or form
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    Synonyms

    * squamiform

    soredium

    English

    Noun

    (soredia)
  • (lichenology) A scalelike structure of algal cells in a lichen, enveloped in a network of hyphae and capable of independent vegetative growth.

    • Anagrams

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