orchil

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Noun

orchil

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

Synonyms

• (lichen) Roccella_tinctoria, Roccella_tinctoria
• (dye) lacmus, orcein

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