1. Noun
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. Noun
The plant from which the dye is obtained.
3. Noun
any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
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