English Explanatory Dictionary

roccella

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of lichens of genus Roccella, especially Rocella tinctoria from which litmus is extracted.

Word forms

roccella roccellas

Etymology

From the genus name.

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