λειχήν,ῆνος,ὁ,
A. tree-moss, lichen, implied in Thphr. (cf.λειχηνιάω).
2. a kind ofliver-wort, that grows on damp rocks, Dsc. 4.53 ; butἵππειος λ.,
= ἱππολειχήν , Nic. Th. 945 .
3. alichen-like eruptionon the skin of animals, esp. on the chin,mentagra, A. Ch. 281 (pl.), Hp. Aph. 3.20 (pl.), Thphr. Sud. 14 (pl.), LXX Le. 21.20 , Gal. 14.75 , Aët. 8.16 ; also, of the ground,blight, canker, A. Eu. 785 (lyr.).
4. in horses, the normalcallosity on foreleg, chestnut, Dsc. 2.43 (pl.), Cael.Aur. TP 1.138 (pl.).—In codd. freq. writtenλιχήν.