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Definition of Lecanora tartarea

Lecanora tartarea
Litmus Lit"mus, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G. lackmus. See Lac a resinous substance.] (Chem.) A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens (Roccella tinctoria, Lecanora tartarea, etc.), as a blue amorphous mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein. Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity. Litmus paper (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies.
Lecanora tartarea
Cudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. --Ure. 2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.
Lecanora tartarea
Cudbear Cud"bear` (k?d"b?r`), n. [Also cudbeard, corrupted fr. the name of Dr. Cuthbert Gordon, a Scotchman, who first brought it into notice.] 1. A powder of a violet red color, difficult to moisten with water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is prepared from certain species of lichen, especially Lecanora tartarea. --Ure. 2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.

Meaning of Lecanora tartarea from wikipedia

- Lecanora is a genus of lichen commonly called rim lichens.: 279  Lichens in the genus Squamarina are also called rim lichens. Members of the genus have...
- and Madagascar), Roccella pygmaea (Algeria), Roccella phycopsis, Lecanora tartarea (Norway, Sweden), Variolaria dealbata, Ochrolechia parella, Parmotrema...
- were made from lichens including red dyes from the cudbear lichen, Lecanora tartarea, the common orange lichen, Xanthoria parietina, and several species...
- Lynge, B. (1928). Lichens from Novaya Zemlya (excl. of Acarospora and Lecanora). Report of the Scientific Results of the Norwegian Expedition to Novaya...
- Lecanora parella var. upsaliensis (L.) Ach. (1810) Lecanora tartarea var. upsaliensis (L.) Hook. (1833) Lecanora upsaliensis (L.) Röhl. (1813) Lichen parellus...
- thalline margin, which has both algal and fungal cells, as in the genus Lecanora. The term is also used more generally to refer to crustose lichens of the...
- H. Wigg. Lecanora hypnorum = Psoroma hypnorum (Vahl) Gray L. parella = Ochrolechia parella (L.) A.M****al. L. tartarea = Ochrolechia tartarea (L.) A.M****al...