Definitions from Wiktionary (cochineal)
▸ noun: (countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
▸ noun: (uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The vivid red colour of this dye.
▸ adjective: Possessing a vivid red colour, as or as if produced from dyeing with cochineal dye (noun sense 2).
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▸ noun: (countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
▸ noun: (uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
▸ noun: (uncountable) The vivid red colour of this dye.
▸ adjective: Possessing a vivid red colour, as or as if produced from dyeing with cochineal dye (noun sense 2).
Similar:
cochineal insect,
dactylopius coccus,
cochinille,
coccerin,
cochal,
coxy,
coccus,
cookie,
cocawine,
cuneus,
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