Word: lichenization
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
chen
i
za
tion
Definition: The process by which a fungus becomes a mycobiont of a lichen.
Morphemes:
Affix: lichen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: līchēn
Language: la
Decoded: lichen
Meaning: ringworm
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The result of an action or process