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orchilla
orchilla, orchella (ɔːˈtʃɪlə, ɔːˈtʃɛlə) Also 8–9 orchelia. [ad. It. orcello, OSp. orchillo (mod.Sp. archilla): see orchil.] 1. = prec. 1.1703 Lond. Gaz. No. 3917/4 The Loading..consisting of Canary Wines, Orchilla, Rosewood, and some few Water-Stones. 1722 Act Encour. Silk Manuf. in Lond. Gaz. No. 6...
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Orchilla
Orchilla may refer to:
La Orchila, an island
"Orchella weeds," a lichen that is a source of a purple-blue dye extracted from orcein
Punta Orchilla
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Punta Orchilla Lighthouse
The Punta Orchilla Lighthouse () is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of El Hierro in the municipality of El Pinar. Punta de la Orchilla
Punta de la Orchilla on the south-western side of El Hierro, is a significant location in terms of the Canaries, as it is one of
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La Orchila Island
History
The Spanish explorer Alonzo de Santa Cruz described the island, calling it Orchilla, in the first half of the 16th century:
...to the east of this because there is a lot of Orchilla, of which we speak long in the islands of Canaria
General Islario...
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archil
archil (ˈɑːtʃɪl, ˈɑːkɪl) Forms: 6 archall, 7 -al, 8 -el, arcel(l, 8–9 archil. [a corruption of the more correct orchil, in 15th c. orchell, a. OF. orchel, orcheil (late orseil), ad. It. orcello, earlier oricello, or OSp. orchillo. In mod.L. roccella, mod.Sp. archilla, F. orseille. Origin uncertain: ...
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Orcein
Edmund Roberts noted orchilla as a principal export of the Cape Verde islands, superior to the same kind of "moss" found in Italy or the Canary Islands
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sorghum
sorghum (ˈsɔːgəm) Also 8 sorgum. [mod.L., f. It. sorgo: see prec.] 1. a. The cereal plant known as Indian millet, Guinea-corn, durra, etc. (Andropogon sorghum, also called Holcus sorghum and Sorghum vulgare).1597 Gerarde Herbal i. v. 7 At the top..groweth a tuft or eare..like Sorghum. 1673 Ray Journ...
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La Frontera, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Sites of interest
Punta de la Orchilla – the lighthouse west of the municipality; after building taken to be the prime meridian, being the westernmost
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orcinol
orcinol (ˈɔːsɪnɒl) [f. orcin + -ol 2.] A colourless crystalline substance (C7H8O2 + H2O) obtained from the various kinds of orchilla-weed, turning red, brown, or yellow, in contact with air or when treated with various compounds, which gives a purple colour with ribose and is used in estimating nucl...
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El Pinar del Hierro
Sites of interest
At the western end of El Pinar is the Punta Orchilla lighthouse which was completed in 1933.
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rosewood
ˈrosewood [f. rose n. + wood n.] 1. One of several kinds of valuable, fragrant, close-grained cabinet-wood, chiefly that yielded by tropical leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia (esp. D. nigra) and Machærium; also, a tree yielding this wood. The true rosewood of commerce is that imported from S....
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加拉帕戈斯银头苋
其中模式标本于1895年采集于Orchilla,而另一具标本则在1905年6月采集于Stewart东北海岸附近海拔200米处。最后一次发现它们是于1906年,其灭绝的原因可能与山羊的入侵有关。
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Las Aves Archipelago
Amsterdam, 1836), Marten Douwes Teenstra wrote, "The Government of Curaçao also includes the uninhabited islets and rocks Little Curaçao, Aves, Roques and Orchilla
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لا Orchilla
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