Morpheme
Orc
Type
bound base
Denotation
lichen, literally little ear
Etymology
French orcéine, from orcinol; Modern English orcin; French orcine; New Latin orcina; Dutch orseille; French orseille; Old French orchel, orseil; Old Catalan orxella (influenced by Arabic ‘urjālla); Italian oricello; Latin ōricilla, from ōricula, auricula, from auris
Evidence
acetoorcein, diorcinol, isorcin, leucoorcein, orcein, orcin, orcinol, resorcin, resorcinol, xylorcin
