English noun: orchil | |||
1. | orchil (substance) a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens | ||
Synonyms | archil, cudbear | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dye, dyestuff | ||
2. | orchil (plant) any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil | ||
Synonyms | archil | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lecanora | ||
Member meronym | genus Lecanora | ||