Parella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Parella \Pa*rel"la\, Parelle \Pa`relle\, n. [Cf. F. parelle.]
     (Bot.)
     (a) A name for two kinds of dock ({Rumex Patientia} and
         {Rumex Hydrolapathum}).
     (b) A kind of lichen ({Lecanora parella}) once used in dyeing
         and in the preparation of litmus.


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