cochineal

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A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects
A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus)
{n} a fly or insect used to die scarlet
Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food. a substance used to give food a red colour (cochenille, from cochinilla )
{i} red dye made from the crushed dried bodies of a female cochineal insect and used for food coloring and fabric dye; red scale insect native to Mexico and Central America that subsists on cacti; bright red color
Opuntia cochinellifera
Deep red dye obtained from the dried bodies of a type of insect (Dactylopius coccus cacti)
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc
(English) A bright red dye produced from an insect-parasite of the nopal (prickly-pear) cactus Cochineal was cultivated in pre-Hispanic times, and after the conquest, it was a valued item traded with Europe
A red dye made from the crushed bodies of insects It was first imported into Europe in the16th century
A red dye derived from the dried female bodies of the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus
A deep red food colour available in bottles in a liquid form It can be used for colouring any food
{s} of cochineal; from cochineal
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
and found on several species of cactus, esp
cochineal dye
{i} red dye made from the crushed dried bodies of a female cochineal insect and used for food coloring and fabric dye
cochineal fig
A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it
cochineal insect
Any of several red scale insects of the family Dactylopiidae that feed on cacti, especially the prickly pear, and range from the southwest United States to Central America
cochineal insect
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
cochineal insect
red scale insect native to Mexico and Central America that subsists on cacti
cochineal

    Hyphenation

    coch·i·neal

    Synonyms

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    Etymology

    () From French cochenille Ancient Greek κόκκινος (“red tint”) Latin coccus (“berry or grain”) (term applied to coccus quercus, a scale insect used in the production of red dye)
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