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[Gr. ἀλέκτωρ ( alektōr ), and ἄλεκτρος ( alektros ) = unwedded; a, priv., and λέκτρον ( lektron ) = bed; meaning that nothing has been made out regarding the male organs of fructification.] Bot. A genus of plants belonging to the alliance Lichen a les, and the order Parmeliaceæ. The A. Arabum is reported to be sedative; the A. usneoides may be used for the same purpose as the Iceland Mo ; and the A. jubata , a British species found on fir-trees, employed like archil for dyoing. (Lindley: Veg. Kingd ., 1847, pp. 47, 48.)