ORCHIL

archil, orchil

(noun) any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

orchil, archil, cudbear

(noun) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

Source: WordNet® 3.1

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.

The dye, orcein, extracted from them.

• (lichen): Roccella_tinctoria, Roccella_tinctoria

• (dye): lacmus, orcein

Source: Wiktionary

Or"chil, n.

Definition: See Archil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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