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orchideous |
orchidlike |
orchidologist |
orchidology |
orchiectomy |
orchil
| orchilla weed
| orchiopexy
| orchis
| orchis mascula
| orchis papilionaceae
orchil
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun orchil has 2 senses
- orchil(n = noun.substance) archil, cudbear - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens; Array is a kind of dye, dyestuff
- orchil(n = noun.plant) archil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil; Array is a member of genus lecanora
is a kind of lecanora
OXFORD DICTIONARY
orchil, n. (also orchilla, archil)
1 a red or violet dye from lichen, esp. from Roccella tinctoria, often used in litmus.
2 the tropical lichen yielding this.
1 a red or violet dye from lichen, esp. from Roccella tinctoria, often used in litmus.
2 the tropical lichen yielding this.
Etymology
ME f. OF orcheil etc. perh. ult. f. L herba urceolaris a plant for polishing glass pitchers
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