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(kud′ber′)

noun

a purple dye prepared from lichens
orchil

Origin: coined < Cuthbert by Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-c. Brit physician, who developed the dye

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cud·bear

noun

A purplish-red dye derived from certain lichens.

Origin: After Cuthbert Gordon, 18th-century Scottish chemist.

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