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archil
(redirected from cudbear)

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archil (är`kĭl, –chĭl) or orchil (ôr`–), blue, red, or purple dye extracted from several species of lichen lichen (lī`kən), usually slow-growing organism of simple structure, composed of fungi (see Fungi ) and photosynthetic green algae or
..... Click the link for more information. , also called orchella weeds, found in various parts of the world. Commercial archil is either a powder (called cudbear), a pasty mass (called archil), or a drier paste (called persis).


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