Hyphenation of “lichen”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for lichen is lichen, with 0 possible break points in this result.
What does “lichen” mean?
lichen: a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
Example: “the cedars are festooned with lichen”
a skin disease in which small, hard round lesions occur close together.
Example: “patients with oral lichen planus”
How “lichen” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is lichen. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “lichen”
How do you hyphenate “lichen”?
In the US-English result used here, lichen is hyphenated as lichen.
Where can “lichen” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.
What does “lichen” mean?
a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crusty, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees.
Can you use “lichen” in a sentence?
“the cedars are festooned with lichen”