Look up: cochineal

1. Cochineal
   Made from interesting bugs harvested in Peru. It is used to create a transparent pigment making it attractive to gilders as a pigmentation material for finishes on leafed surfaces. It produces a brilliant
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2. cochineal
   [n] - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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3. cochineal
   insect which lives on certain cactus plants Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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4. Cochineal
   Coch'i·neal (kŏch'ĭ*nēl; 277), [ Spanish cochinilla , dim. from Latin coccineus , coccinus , scarlet, from coccum the kermes berry, German ko`kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochi...
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5. cochineal
   The dried female insects, Coccus cacti, enclosing the young larvae, or the dried female insect, Dactylopius coccus, containing eggs and larvae, from which coccinellin is obtained; used as a red colouring agent and a stain. ... See: carmine. ... Synonym: coccinella, coccus. ... Origin: O.Sp. Cochinil...
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6. cochineal
   noun a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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7. Cochineal
   • 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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8. cochineal
   red dyestuff consisting of the dried, pulverized bodies of certain female scale insects, Dactylopius coccus, of the Coccidae family, cactus-eating ... [2 related articles]
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9. cochineal
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kotch′i-nēl′ Definitions: 1. The dried female insects, Coccus cacti, enclosing the young larvae, or the dried female insect, Dactylopius coccus, containing eggs and larvae, from which coccinellin is obtained; used as a red coloring agent and a stain. Synonyms: coccinella, coccus2 See: carmine  ...
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10. cochineal
    cochineal (kochinēl', koch'inēl) , natural dye obtained from an extract of the bodies of the females of the cochineal bug (Dactylopius confusus) found on certain species of cactus, especially Nopalea coccinellifera, native to Mexico and Central America. The insects' bodies contai...
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11. Cochineal
    Cochineal is a dye-stuff consisting of the dried bodies of the females of a species of insect, the Coccus Cacti a native of the warmer parts of America, particularly Mexico, and found living on a species of cactus called the cochineal-fig. The insects are brushed softly off, and killed by being plac...
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12. Cochineal
    Cochineal is a scaled insect (Dactylopius coccus or Coccus cacti) found on cacti in Mexico. The dried body of the female is used to prepare the red dye, cochineal.
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