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orchils

orchils is the plural of orchil.

Meaning of orchil

Noun

orchil (countable and uncountable, plural orchils)

  1. Any of several lichens, especially those of the genera Roccella and Lecanora.
    Synonyms:
    orchella weed, archil lichen
  2. The purple dye, orcein, extracted from them (especially Lecanora tartarea) and often used as substitute for Tyrian purple.
    Synonyms:
    lacmus, orcein

Questions about orchils

What is orchils the plural of?
Orchils is the plural of orchil.

Words near orchils in the dictionary

  1. orchies
  2. orchil
  3. orchilla
  4. orchilla weed
  5. orchilla weeds
  6. orchils
  7. orchiodynia
  8. orchiometer
  9. orchiometers
  10. orchiopexies
  11. orchiopexy

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