ORCHIL


Meaning of ORCHIL in English

/awr"kil, -chil/ , n.

1. a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.

2. any lichen yielding this dye. Also called archil, orseille .

[ 1475-85; ]

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