Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
any lichen of the genus Lecanora;
some used in dyeing;
some used for food;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Orcin \Or"cin\, n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.)
A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is
obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.),
also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain
derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lecanora
n 1: any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some
used for food