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roccella

roccella noun: any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.

Noun

roccella (plural roccellas)

  1. Any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.

Forms of roccella

pluralroccellas

Origin of roccella

From the genus name.

Questions about roccella

What does roccella mean?
Roccella means any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.
What part of speech is roccella?
Roccella is a noun.
What is the plural of roccella?
The plural of roccella is roccellas.

Words near roccella in the dictionary

  1. rocailles
  2. rocambole
  3. rocamboles
  4. rocambolesque
  5. Rocas
  6. roccella
  7. roccellaceous
  8. roccellas
  9. roccellic acid
  10. roccellin
  11. roccelline

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