- crottle
- ['krɒt(ə)l](also crotal)noun a common lichen found on rocks, used in Scotland to make a dye for making tweed. [Parmelia saxatilis and other species.]OriginC18: from Sc. Gaelic and Ir. crotal, crotan.
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crottle — n. see {crottal}. Syn: crottal, crotal. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crottle — crottal crottal n. any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled {crottle} and {crotal}.] Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crottle — noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made • Syn: ↑crottal, ↑crotal • Hypernyms: ↑lichen • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmelia, ↑genus Parmelia * * * crottle … Useful english dictionary
crottle — SYN: cudbear … Medical dictionary
crottle — crot·tle … English syllables
Parmelia — ▪ lichen largest genus of foliose (leafy) lichens, which includes among its members the species commonly known as crottle and skull lichen. Crottle, the largest foliose lichen, resembles crumpled leather and sometimes grows 90 to 120… … Universalium
crottal — noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made • Syn: ↑crottle, ↑crotal • Hypernyms: ↑lichen • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmelia, ↑genus Parmelia * * * … Useful english dictionary
Parmelia — noun type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens • Syn: ↑genus Parmelia • Hypernyms: ↑fungus genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmeliaceae, ↑family Parmeliaceae • … Useful english dictionary
crotal — n. any of several lichens of the genus {Parmelia} from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. Syn: crottle, crottal. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crotal — crottal crottal n. any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled {crottle} and {crotal}.] Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
