orchil
English
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Orchil (Rocella tinctoria)
Etymology
Old French orchel, orseil (modern French orseille), of uncertain origin.
Noun
orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)
Synonyms
- (lichen): archella weed
- (dye): lacmus, orcein
See also
References
Orcein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- orchil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- orchil at OneLook Dictionary Search
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