ROCCELLA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A source of the dye archil and of litmus

Synonyms:

roccella; Roccella tinctoria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

genus Roccella (chiefly fruticose maritime rock-inhabiting lichens)

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