2. (Bot.) A lichen (Lecanora tartarea), from which the powder is obtained.

Cud"den (k?d"d'n), n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an ass; for sense 2, see 3d Cuddy.] 1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.]

The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.

Dryden.