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lichenology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lichenol-o-gy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of lichens.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From lichen + -ology.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

lichenologic lichenological lichenologist

Questions

What does lichenology mean?
The scientific study of lichens.
Where does lichenology come from?
From lichen + -ology.

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