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orchil

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or=chil

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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

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CIDE DICTIONARY

orchil, n.

See Archil. [1913 Webster]

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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.

Etymology

ME f. OF orcheil etc. perh. ult. f. L herba urceolaris a plant for polishing glass pitchers

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