liâ¢chen. 1. any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga, most commonly forming crusty patches on rocks and trees. 2. any of various eruptive skin diseases.3. to cover with or as if with lichens. lÄ«chÄn leichá¸n ].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).
Date of Birth: November 6, 1948. Ethnicity: Arab Palestinian. Mohamed Hadid is a Jordanian-American real estate developer. He is the son of Kharia (Daher) and Anwar Mohamed Hadid. He is the father of model and television personality Gigi Hadid, model and equestrian Bella Hadid, and Anwar Hadid. He is engaged to Shiva Safai, who is pictured above.
Scroll down for video. Nor her real name: Gigi is a nickname that the 19-year-old beauty's mother Yolanda Foster gave her as a young girl, according to Style.com; here Hadid and her mom are pictured in April 2013. The blonde beauty's birth name is Jelena Noura Hadid. But her mother-who stars on The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills-preferred to call her Gigi. 'My mom was called that as a kid by her mother when she was younger,' said the best friend of Kylie Jenner. 'But only around the house.'.