PARELLE

Etymology

Noun

parelle (uncountable)

A crustaceous lichen yielding orchil, cudbear, and litmus.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*rel"la, Pa`relle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.) (a) A name for two kinds of dock (Rumex Patientia and R. Hydrolapathum). (b) A kind of lichen (Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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