Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Growing or living on the bark of trees or shrubs, as some lichens and mosses.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Growing on bark: applied to lichens, fungi, etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[corti(co)– + –colous.]
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