ar·chil /ˈɑrʧəl/
桔梗色染料之一種,產生桔梗色染料的植物
ar·chil /ˈɔr-/ 名詞
海石蕊素,地衣紫
Ar·chil n.
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. [Written also orchal and orchil.]
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archil
n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil,
cudbear]
2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: orchil]