a. [f. LICHEN sb. + L. col-ĕre to inhabit + -OUS.] Inhabiting lichens.
1855. in Mayne, Expos. Lex.
1871. W. L. Lindsay, in Q. Jrnl. Microscop. Sci., XI. 28. This group of Lichenicolous Microscopic Parasites has been little studied.