Associations to the word «Orchil»

Wiktionary

ORCHIL, noun. Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
ORCHIL, noun. The dye, orcein, extracted from them.

Dictionary definition

ORCHIL, noun. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
ORCHIL, noun. Any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil.

Wise words

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