orchil

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English

Orchil (Rocella tinctoria)

Alternative forms

archil, archall, orchel, orchal

Etymology

From Old French orchel, orseil (modern French orseille), of uncertain origin.

Noun

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
The purple dye, orcein, extracted from them (especially Lecanora tartarea) and often used as substitute for Tyrian purple.

Synonyms

(lichen): orchella weed, archil lichen
(dye): lacmus, orcein

Translations

Translations

French: orseille (fr) f orcéine (fr)
Italian: oricello
Portugese: orcina f
Spanish: urchilla orcina

See also

cudbear

References

Orcein on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“orchil”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“orchil”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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