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Definition of Roccella
1. Noun. A source of the dye archil and of litmus.
Definition of Roccella
1. Noun. Any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella; especially ''Rocella tinctoria'' from which litmus is extracted ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roccella
Literary usage of Roccella
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Carafas of Maddaloni: Naples Under Spanish Dominion by Alfred von Reumont (1854)
"... the nobility — Secret motives — Rumour of a conspiracy — Imprisonment of the
Prince of Montesarchio and the Prior of roccella — His system of government ..."
2. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants [&c.] by James Sowerby, Charles Johnson, James Edward Smith (1844)
"roccella TINCTORIA. Dyer's roccella. Rock-Moss. ... M-, with a scarcely prominent
border. Lichen roccella, Linn. EB2\\. roccella tinctoria ..."
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