orchil

English

Orchil ()

Alternative forms

• archil, archall, orchel, orchal

Etymology

Old French orchel, orseil (modern French orseille), of uncertain origin.

Noun

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

1. Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
2. 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, →OCLC.
• “orchil”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.