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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cochineal has 2 senses
- cochineal(n = noun.substance) - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects; is a kind of dye, dyestuff
- cochineal(n = noun.animal) cochineal insect, dactylopius coccus - Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye; is a kind of scale insect
is a member of dactylopius, genus dactylopius
CIDE DICTIONARY
cochineal, [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko`kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed to be the grain or seed of a plant, and this word was formerly defined to be the grain of the Quercus coccifera ; but cf. also Sp. cochinilla wood louse, dim. of cochina sow, akin to F. cochon pig.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
" These insects are gathered from the plant, killed by the application of heat, and exposed to the sun to dry. When dried they resemble small, rough berries or seeds, of a brown or purple color, and form the cochineal of the shops, which is used for making carmine, and also as a red dye."
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" Cochineal contains as its essential coloring matter carminic acid, a purple red amorphous substance which yields carmine red."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
cochineal, n.
1 a scarlet dye used esp. for colouring food.
2 the dried bodies of the female of the Mexican insect, Dactylopius coccus, yielding this.
1 a scarlet dye used esp. for colouring food.
2 the dried bodies of the female of the Mexican insect, Dactylopius coccus, yielding this.
Etymology
F cochenille or Sp. cochinilla f. L coccinus scarlet f. Gk kokkos berry