Associations to the word «Cochineal»
Noun
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Wiktionary
COCHINEAL, noun. A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
COCHINEAL, noun. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
COCHINEAL, noun. A vivid red color produced from dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
COCHINEAL, adjective. Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.
COCHINEAL FIG, noun. A plant of Central and South America, of the cactus family, cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.
COCHINEAL FIGS, noun. Plural of cochineal fig
Dictionary definition
COCHINEAL, noun. A red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects.
COCHINEAL, noun. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye.
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