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dyer's moss

noun

  1. a lichen, Roccella tinctoria, from which the purple dye orchil can be prepared.


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These, under the name of “orchella weed†or “dyer’s moss,†are obtained from Angola, on the west coast of Africa, where the most valuable kinds are gathered; from Cape Verde Islands; from Lima, on the west coast of South America; and from the Malabar coast of India.

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