1) Dye
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1) Dyestuff 2) Food coloring 3) French word used in English 4) Red dye from insects 5) The source of a red dye
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The cochineal (l {respell|koch-i|NEEL|`} or l {respell|KOCH|i-neel}; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured natural dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feedin....
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• 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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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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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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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. Cochinilla, wood louse, fr. G. Kokkinos, berry ... (05 Mar...
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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 cochineal was formerly supposed to be the grain or seed...
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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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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 placed in ovens or dried in the sun, having then the a...
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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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n] - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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noun a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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the dye made from the dried bodies of coccid Dactylopius coccus which feeds upon the Mexican Opuntia spp. (prickly pear cactus).
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a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions.
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