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Definition of Orchil
1. Noun. A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens.
2. Noun. Any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil.
Definition of Orchil
1. n. See Archil.
Definition of Orchil
1. Noun. Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera ''Roccella'' and ''Lecanora''. ¹
2. Noun. The dye, orcein, extracted from them. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Orchil
1. a purple dye [n -S]
Medical Definition of Orchil
1. 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. Alternative forms: orchal and orchil. Origin: OF. Orchel, orcheil, It. Orcella, oricello, or OSp. Orchillo. Cf. Orchil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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