archil

ar·chil

A0407800 (är′kĭl, -chĭl)n. Variant of orchil.

archil

(ˈɑːtʃɪl) n1. (Plants) a variant spelling of orchil2. (Dyeing) a variant spelling of orchil

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Noun	1.	archil - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichenscudbear, orchildye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
	2.	archil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archilorchilgenus Lecanora - type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichenslecanora - any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food

archil

(är`kĭl, –chĭl) or

orchil

(ôr`–), blue, red, or purple dye extracted from several species of lichenlichen
, usually slow-growing organism of simple structure, composed of fungi (see Fungi) and photosynthetic green algae or cyanobacteria living together in a symbiotic relationship and resulting in a structure that resembles neither constituent.
..... Click the link for more information. , also called orchella weeds, found in various parts of the world. Commercial archil is either a powder (called cudbear), a pasty mass (called archil), or a drier paste (called persis).

archil

ar·chil

(ar'kil), [old C.I. 1242] A violet dye from the lichens Rocella tinctoria and R. fuciformis. Synonym(s): orchella, orchil, roccellin

archil

noun

Synonyms for archil

noun a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

Synonyms

cudbear
orchil

Related Words

dye
dyestuff

noun any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil

Synonyms

orchil

Related Words

genus Lecanora
lecanora

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