Hyphenation of crustose

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word crustose? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

crus-tose

Definitions of crustose:

1.	(of lichens) having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing Crustose lichens

Synonyms of crustose:

adj	covering, natural covering, cover

Last hyphenations of this language

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