crustose

a. 长成外壳状的, 紧贴在土壤(岩石)的

发音

UK /ˈkɹʊs.təʊs/
US /ˈkɹʊs.toʊs/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.

    生物 植物学

词源

Borrowed from Latin crustōsus (“with a hard crust”).

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