Cochineal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. It is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations.
  • n. A vivid red.
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  • n. A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
  • n. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of a species of insects, the Coccus cacti, found upon several species of Opuntia and other Cactaceæ, especially O. Tuna, O. Ficus-Indica, and Nopalea cochinillifera.
  • n. The insect which produces the dyestuff known by the same name. See def. 1.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
  • n. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
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    dye    dyestuff    scale insect   
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