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)
- Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
- The dye, orcein, extracted from them.
Synonyms
- (lichen): archella weed
- (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