archil

English Thesaurus

1. any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	lecanora,
definition	:	any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	genus lecanora,
definition	:	type genus of Lecanoraceae; crustaceous lichens (noun.plant)

2. a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	dye, dyestuff,
definition	:	a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair (noun.substance)