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CROTTLE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made
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Classified under:
Hypernyms ("crottle" is a kind of...):
lichen (any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.)
Holonyms ("crottle" is a member of...):
genus Parmelia; Parmelia (type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens)