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ROCCELLA TINCTORIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A source of the dye archil and of litmus
Synonyms:
roccella; Roccella tinctoria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Roccella tinctoria" is a kind of...):
lichen (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)
Holonyms ("Roccella tinctoria" is a member of...):
genus Roccella (chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens)