parelle

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noun

A crustaceous lichen yielding orchil, cudbear, and litmus.

OriginFrench parelle →
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Meanings

nounparelle (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA crustaceous lichen yielding orchil, cudbear, and litmus.

Origin

  1. Frenchparelle
  2. Englishparelle

From French parelle.

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APA

parelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelle

MLA

“parelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parelle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelle.

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