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Archil

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) 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):

(n.) The plant from which the dye is obtained.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Archil'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/archil.html. 1828.