lichen. n. 1. (Plants) an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta).ichen. n. 1. (Plants) an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta).
*French-Canadian, Irish, Welsh, 1/1024 Portuguese (father) *Korean (mother) Jon Gosselin is an American television personality. He starred in the reality television series Jon & Kate Plus 8, alongside his then-wife, Kate Gosselin. Jonâs fatherâs ancestry is French-Canadian, Irish, Welsh, and 1/1024 Portuguese. Jonâs mother was born and raised in Hawaii, of Korean descent.
Carlin was born in Manhattan, New York. He was the younger son of The Sun advertising manager Patrick Carlin (1888â1945), an immigrant from County Donegal, Ireland, and secretary Mary Beary-Carlin (born c. 1905), who was an American of Irish ancestry. While he came from a Catholic family, Carlin rejected religion.arlin was honored at the 1997 Aspen Comedy Festival with a retrospective, George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy, hosted by Jon Stewart. His first hardcover book, Brain Droppings (1997), sold nearly 900,000 copies and spent 40 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.