roccella

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noun

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

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Roccella tinctoria
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Meanings

nounroccella (plural roccellas)

plural roccellas

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna source of the dye archil and of litmus

Similar
Roccella tinctoria
Broader
lichen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the genus name.

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APA

roccella. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roccella

MLA

“roccella.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roccella. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roccella,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roccella.

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