(n.) A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.
(n.) The plant from which the dye is obtained.
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Definition:
(n.) A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea.
(n.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.