cudbear (English, noun)
expansion: cudbear (countable and uncountable, plural cudbears)
Senses:
glosses: A violet-red powder, difficult to moisten with water, prepared from certain lichens, especially Ochrolechia tartarea (syn. Lecanora tartarea), and used for making violet or purple dye.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A rim lichen, crabseye lichen (Ochrolechia tartarea, syn. Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: cudbears
tags: plural
form: cudbeard
tags: alternative