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corcair

corcair noun: a lichen that produces a purple dye.

Noun

corcair (uncountable)

  1. A lichen that produces a purple dye.

Forms of corcair

alternative formcorkir

Origin of corcair

Borrowed from Irish. Doublet of purple.

Questions about corcair

What does corcair mean?
Corcair means a lichen that produces a purple dye.
What part of speech is corcair?
Corcair is a noun.

Words near corcair in the dictionary

  1. Corbynite
  2. Corbynites
  3. Corbynization
  4. Corbynmania
  5. Corbynomics
  6. corcair
  7. corcass
  8. corcasses
  9. corcelet
  10. corcelets
  11. Corchado

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