CRUSTOSE
\kɹˈʌstə͡ʊz], \kɹˈʌstəʊz], \k_ɹ_ˈʌ_s_t_əʊ_z]\
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(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing; "crutose lichens"
By Princeton University
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(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing; "crutose lichens"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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[Latin] Forming crusts on substratum, appl. lichens.
By J.H. Kenneth
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).