different between lecanora vs orchil

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orchil

English

Alternative forms

  • archil, archall, orchel, orchal

Etymology

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

Noun

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

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

Synonyms

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

See also

  • cudbear

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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