Archil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of orchil.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.
  • n. The plant from which the dye is obtained.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.
  • n. The plant from which the dye is obtained.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rich violet, mauve, or purple coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, especially the Roccella tinctoria and R. fuciformis.
  • n. The lichen from which the dye is obtained. See Roccella.
  • n. Also written orchil, and formerly archall, orchal, orchel, orchella.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
  • n. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    lecanora    dye    dyestuff   
    Variant
    orchal    orchil   
     
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