Crotal

3 definitions found

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

  crotal \crotal\ n.
     any of several lichens of the genus {Parmelia} from which
     reddish brown or purple dyes are made.
  
     Syn: crottle, crottal.
          [WordNet 1.5]



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

  crottal \crottal\ n.
     any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which
     reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled
     {crottle} and {crotal}.]
  
     Syn: .
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crotal
       n : any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which
           reddish brown or purple dyes are made [syn: {crottle}, {crottal}]