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    CROTAL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are madeplay

    Synonyms:

    crotal; crottal; crottle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("crotal" 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 ("crotal" is a member of...):

    genus Parmelia; Parmelia (type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens)

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