liquen

See also: líquen

Catalan

Liquen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līchēn, from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn, “tree moss, lichen”), likely from λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈli.kən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈli.ken]

Noun

liquen m (plural líquens)

1. lichen

Derived terms

• liquen blanc
• liquen d'Islàndia
• liquen negre
• liquènic

 

Further reading

• “liquen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin līchēnem, from Ancient Greek λειχήν (leikhḗn, “tree moss, lichen”), likely from λείχω (leíkhō, “to lick up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliken/ [ˈli.kẽn]
• Rhymes: -iken
• Syllabification: li‧quen

Noun

liquen m (plural líquenes)

1. lichen

Derived terms

• liquen de los renos

 

Further reading

• “liquen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• liquen on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es