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Cochineal

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Noun

1. cochineal

a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

2. cochineal, cochineal insect, dactylopius coccus

Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

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Cochineal

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noun
1. Also called: cochineal insect
a Mexican homopterous insect, Dactylopius coccus, that feeds on cacti
2. 
a crimson substance obtained from the crushed bodies of these insects, used for colouring food and for dyeing
3. 
a. 
the colour of this dye
b. 
(as adjective)
cochineal shoes

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Cochineal

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noun
a red dye made from the dried bodies of female cochineal insects: used, esp. formerly, in coloring foods, cosmetics, etc.
see also lake2

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Cochineal

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n.
1. A red colorant, whose primary constituent is carminic acid, that is made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects and is used to color food and cosmetics.
2. A vivid red.

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