orchil
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Definition of orchil
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
- (countable, uncountable)The purple dye, orcein, extracted from them (especially Lecanora tartarea) and often used as substitute for Tyrian purple.
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Etymology
From Middle English orchell, from Old French orchel, orseil, from Old Catalan orxella (influenced by dialectal Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)), from Italian oricello, from Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant…
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From Middle English orchell, from Old French orchel, orseil, from Old Catalan orxella (influenced by dialectal Arabic [script needed] ('urjālla)), from Italian oricello, from Latin ōricilla, diminutive of ōricula (variant of auricula), both diminutives of auris (“ear”)) + illa (a double diminutive suffix) or from auris (“ear”) + cula + illa. The name of the dye was influenced by the visual resemblance of the lichen used in production to a small ear.
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