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(historical) A violet-red dye powder, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea..
ORCHELLA WEEDS. The cylindrical and flat species of Roccella used in the manufacture of Orchil or Archil, and Cudbear, are so called by the makers.
Use cudbear when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cudbear means (historical) A violet-red dye powder, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea..
Common synonyms include cudweed, archil, orchil.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
ORCHELLA WEEDS. The cylindrical and flat species of Roccella used in the manufacture of Orchil or Archil, and Cudbear, are so called by the makers.
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