Definitions for cudbearˈkʌdˌbɛər
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cud•bearˈkʌdˌbɛər(n.)
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, esp.
Lecanora tartarea.
Category: Microbiology
Origin of cudbear:
1760–70; coinage by Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-cent. Scottish chemist, based on his own name
Princeton's WordNet
orchil, archil, cudbear(noun)
a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Webster Dictionary
Cudbear(noun)
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
Cudbear(noun)
a lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained
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