Cochineal

[kɒtʃini:l]

Definition

(noun.) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects.

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Definition

(-) A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Cochineal insect (killed by boiling water, and dried in the sun).

Typist: Owen

Definition

n. a scarlet dye-stuff consisting of the dried bodies of certain insects gathered from the cactus plant in Mexico the West Indies &c.: the insect itself.

Editor: Manuel