CROTTLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crottle mean? 

• CROTTLE (noun)
  The noun CROTTLE has 1 sense:

1. any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made

  Familiarity information: CROTTLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROTTLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

crotal; crottal; crottle

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)