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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 ar·chil /ˈɑrʧəl/
 桔梗色染料之一種,產生桔梗色染料的植物
From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典
 ar·chil /ˈɔr-/ 名詞
 海石蕊素,地衣紫
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 Ar·chil n.
 1. 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. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 archil
      n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil,
           cudbear]
      2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: orchil]