orchil

Definition of Orchil in English :

1. archil, cudbear, orchil

a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

2. archil, orchil

any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Orchil

noun

1.

any of various lichens, esp any of the genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora

2. Also called: cudbear

a purplish dye obtained by treating these lichens with aqueous ammonia: contains orcinol, orcein, and litmus

noun

1.

any of a number of lichens (genera Roccella, Dendrographa, and Lecanora) yielding purple dyes

2.

any of these, including litmus

n.

1. Any of several lichens, chiefly of the genus Roccella, from which a dye is obtained.

2. The violet dyestuff obtained from any of these lichens.