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Parelle

Parella \Pa*rel"la\, Parelle \Pa`relle\, n. [Cf. F. parelle.] (Bot.)

  1. A name for two kinds of dock ( Rumex Patientia and Rumex Hydrolapathum).

  2. A kind of lichen ( Lecanora parella) once used in dyeing and in the preparation of litmus.