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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cud·bear /ˈkʌdˌbær, ˌbɛr/
 一種苔蘚,紫色染料

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 cud·bear /ˈkədˌbæ(ə)r, ˌbɛ(ə)r/ 名詞
 地衣紫

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cud·bear n.
 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea.
 2. Bot. A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 cudbear
      n : a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: orchil,
          archil]