crustose
1. [ adjective ] (of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing
Examples:

"crutose lichens"

Related terms: crust
Similar spelling:   crust
  crusted
  crossed
  Crossett
  crosstie
  crest
  Crist
  crustlike
  Crustacea
  crusty
  Cristopher
  cross-town
  crustacean
  Croston
  Croxton
  crossed_eye
  crustaceous
  cryesthesia
  crested
  crusade
  crushed
  Cristie
  Cristen
  cryostat
  Crowston
  Crystle