| n. | 1. | 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. |
| 2. | The plant from which the dye is obtained. |
| Noun | 1. | archil - a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens |
| 2. | archil - any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil Synonyms: orchil |